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Reginald Hill


UK flag (1936 - 2012)

aka Dick Morland, Patrick Ruell, Charles Underhill

Reginald Hill was brought up in Cumbria, and has returned there after many years in Yorkshire. With his first crime novel, A Clubbable Woman, he was hailed as 'the crime novel's best hope'.

Awards: Barry (2011), Theakston (2010), Macavity (2001), CWA (1995)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
Series
Dalziel and Pascoe
   1. A Clubbable Woman (1970)
   2. An Advancement of Learning (1971)
   3. Ruling Passion (1973)
   4. An April Shroud (1975)
   5. A Pinch of Snuff (1978)
   6. A Killing Kindness (1980)
   7. Deadheads (1983)
   8. Exit Lines (1984)
   9. Child's Play (1987)
   10. Under World (1988)
   11. Bones and Silence (1990)
   12. One Small Step (1990)
   13. Recalled to Life (1992)
   14. Pictures of Perfection (1994)
   15. The Wood Beyond (1996)
   16. Asking For The Moon (1996)
   17. On Beulah Height (1998)
   18. Arms and the Women (1999)
   19. Dialogues Of The Dead (2001)
   20. Death's Jest Book (2002)
   21. Good Morning, Midnight (2004)
   For Love Nor Money (2005)
   Secrets of the Dead (2005)
   22. The Death of Dalziel (2007)

     aka Death Comes for the Fat Man

   The Last National Serviceman (2007)
   23. A Cure for All Diseases (2008)

     aka The Price of Butcher's Meat

   24. Midnight Fugue (2009)
   Dalziel and Pascoe Hunt the Christmas Killer & Other Stories (2022)
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Joe Sixsmith
   1. Blood Sympathy (1993)
   2. Born Guilty (1994)
   3. Killing the Lawyers (1997)
   4. Singing the Sadness (1999)
   5. The Roar of the Butterflies (2008)
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Novels
   The Castle of the Demon (1971) (as by Patrick Ruell)
     aka The Turning of the Tide
   Fell of Dark (1971)
   A Fairly Dangerous Thing (1972)
   Red Christmas (1972) (as by Patrick Ruell)
   A Very Good Hater (1974)
   Heart Clock (1974) (as by Dick Morland)
     aka Matlock's System
   Albion! Albion! (1974) (as by Dick Morland)
     aka Singleton's Law
   Death Takes the Low Road (1974) (as by Patrick Ruell)
     aka The Low Road
   Urn Burial (1975) (as by Patrick Ruell)
     aka Beyond the Bone
   Another Death in Venice (1976)
   Captain Fantom (1978) (as by Charles Underhill)
   The Forging of Fantom (1979) (as by Charles Underhill)
   The Spy's Wife (1980)
   Who Guards a Prince? (1982)
     aka Guardians of the Prince
   Traitor's Blood (1983)
   No Man's Land (1985)
   The Long Kill (1986) (as by Patrick Ruell)
   Death of A Dormouse (1987) (as by Patrick Ruell)
   The Collaborators (1987)
   Dream of Darkness (1989) (as by Patrick Ruell)
   The Only Game (1991) (as by Patrick Ruell)
   The Stranger House (2005)
   The Woodcutter (2010)
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Books containing stories by Reginald Hill
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The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 9 (2012)
(The Mammoth Book of ...)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski
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Criminal Tendencies (2009)
Great Stories from Great Crime Writers
edited by
Lynne Patrick

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Awards
2011 Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel : The Woodcutter
2010 Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution Award
2001 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Short Story : A Candle for Christmas
1999 Barry Award for Best Novel : On Beulah Height
1995 CWA Diamond Dagger
1990 CWA Gold Dagger : Bones and Silence

Award nominations
2011 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Woodcutter
2010 Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel (nominee) : Midnight Fugue
2009 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : A Cure for All Diseases
2008 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Death of Dalziel
2007 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Stranger House
2002 Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel (nominee) : Dialogues Of The Dead
2001 Edgar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : A Candle for Christmas
1999 Anthony Award for Best Novel (nominee) : On Beulah Height
1998 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : On Beulah Height
1997 Barry Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Wood Beyond
1995 Anthony Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Pictures of Perfection
1991 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Bones and Silence
1990 Agatha Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Proxime Accessit
1981 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Spy's Wife


Reginald Hill recommends
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The Corpse Bridge (2014)
(Cooper & Fry, book 14)
Stephen Booth
"Ingenious plotting and richly atmospheric."
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The Blood Detective (2008)
(Nigel Barnes, book 1)
Dan Waddell
"Elegant writing, engaging characters, a cracking climax."
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Valley Forge (2006)
(Novels of the American Revolution, book 2)
David Garland (Keith Miles)
"A cracking, battling, saber-rattling good yarn..."

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