Title: Superb Detective Story; Great Characters; Complicated Plot
Product review: You may want to jot down the names and relationships of the major characters of this well-done book, because they keep popping up throughout the novel and you have to keep asking "Now, who is this, again??" But that's the only sour note (and not a very sour one at that) in this clever and enjoyable book. Dalziel and Pascoe complement each other as they try to solve the mystery of an old death that may have been a suicide or may have been a murder. The two detectives verbally duel with often-hilarious witticisms and mild put-downs --testament to Hill's amazing facility with the English language. This is a fine English mystery and the first from the pen of Hill that I've read. It won't be the last.
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