Reginald Hill (1936–2012)
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Reginald Hill has received Britain's most coveted mystery writers award, the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, as well as the Golden Dagger, for his Dalziel/Pascoe series. (Publisher Provided) Reginald Hill was born in Hartlepool, England on April 3, 1936. He received an English degree from St. vis mere Catherine's College, Oxford University and worked as a teacher until 1980, when he retired to become a full-time writer. His first novel, A Clubbable Woman, was published in 1970. During his lifetime, he wrote over 50 books that range from historical novels to science fiction including Fell of Dark, No Man's Land, The Spy's Wife, and The Woodcutter. He was best known for the Dalziel and Pascoe series and the Joe Sixsmith series. He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Patrick Ruell, Dick Morland, and Charles Underhill. He received the 1990 Golden Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year for Bones and Silence and the 1995 Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement. He died from a brain tumor on January 12, 2012 at the age of 75. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Serier
Værker af Reginald Hill
Uncle Harry 2 eksemplarer
Pascoe's Ghost [short story] 2 eksemplarer
The Forging of Fantom 1 eksemplar
The Trunk in the Attic [short story] 1 eksemplar
A Candle for Christmas & Other Stories 1 eksemplar
Cure for all diseases, A 1 eksemplar
Auteur Theory [short story] 1 eksemplar
The Rio de Janeiro Paper [short story] 1 eksemplar
Stonestar [short story] 1 eksemplar
Exit Line [short story] 1 eksemplar
Dalziel's Ghost [short story] 1 eksemplar
Snowball [short story] 1 eksemplar
Threatened Species [short story] 1 eksemplar
The Game of Dog 1 eksemplar
Where Are All the Naughty People? 1 eksemplar
Castles [short story] 1 eksemplar
INEDITO 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Second Annual Edition (1993) — Bidragyder — 12 eksemplarer
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Seventh Annual Edition (1998) — Bidragyder — 9 eksemplarer
Livros Condensados: Der lange Mord | Afrika, dunkel lockende Welt | Das grosse Doppelspiel | Wer entfuehrte Suzy Marsh? (1991) 5 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Outbreak • The Collaborators • A Boy Called Bracken • The Churchill Diamonds (1500) 5 eksemplarer
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Sixth Annual Edition (1997) — Bidragyder — 5 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: A Matter of Honour • Ice Trek • The Long Kill • This Shining Land 4 eksemplarer
Livros Condensados: O voo das águias | Primeiro prémio | Assassino a soldo | Sétimo céu (1999) 3 eksemplarer
Dalziel & Pascoe (Series 1-12) — Forfatter — 2 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Long Kill • The Ladies of Missalonghi • Exodus Genesis • Just Another Kid (1989) 2 eksemplarer
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Almen Viden
- Juridisk navn
- Hill, Reginald Charles
- Andre navne
- Morland, Dick
Ruell, Patrick
Underhill, Charles - Fødselsdato
- 1936-04-03
- Dødsdag
- 2012-01-12
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- England
UK - Land (til kort)
- UK
- Fødested
- West Hartlepool, County Durham, England, UK
- Dødssted
- Ravenglass, Cumbria, England, UK
- Bopæl
- Cumbria, England, UK
- Uddannelse
- Carlisle Grammar School
Oxford University (St. Catherine's College) - Erhverv
- teacher(1960-1980)
novelist
short-story writer
crime novelist - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Cartier Diamond Dagger 1995
- Agent
- Caradoc King (AP Watt)
- Kort biografi
- Hill was born to a "very ordinary" working-class family—his father was a professional footballer long before sportsmen earned riches—but began reading young. His mother was a great fan of Golden-Age crime writers, and he discovered the genre while fetching her library-books. After National Service (1955–57) and studying English at St Catherine's College, Oxford University (1957–60) he worked as a teacher for many years, rising to Senior Lecturer at Doncaster College of Education. In 1980 he retired from salaried work in order to devote himself full-time to writing.
Medlemmer
Discussions
Reginald Hill i Crime, Thriller & Mystery (november 2012)
Reginald Hill i British & Irish Crime Fiction (januar 2011)
Anmeldelser
The Stranger House
The plot cleverly weaves the strand of two separate stories, an Australian girl trying to find out what happened to her grandmother decades ago and a Spanish would be priest with a centuries old secret to uncover. While I found the Sam character to be not particularly likable, everything was well plotted and it was an interesting and enjoyable read
The first in the series but already shows signs of good things to come. The characters are sufficiently developed to provide interest , the victim and relatives even more so than the detectives. The plot builds gradually with small twists or herrings. Will definitely find more of the series to try.
Although some of the earlier Dalziel and Pascoe books can contain some cringey sexism, this installment was bearable. The main story is that three elderly men have died under suspicious circumstances and it seems like too much of a coincidence. Having three crimes to investigate allows for some freshness in the pacing, shifting from one story to another, and there are some highly relevant ponderings from various characters about aging and mortality.
Chief Superintendent Andy Dalziel and PC Peter Pascoe are sent to Holm Coultrain College to investigate the red-haired skeleton unearthed on campus.
A bronze memorial sculpture was being relocated to make room for a lab facility. When the base was pulled up bones fell out of it. This did not set well with a number of people.
There were conflicts among the faculty and among the student body. Originally an all-female campus (students and faculty), changes had been made. To keep up with the times, it was decided to change to a mixed campus, to help bring in more money for expansion. The old guard of the faculty was against it.
Among the student body was Franny Roote, well dressed, good looking, smooth moves and quite a following among the students, especially the females. What is his draw?
Talk of a Satan cult on campus, with faculty and student members, séances, and mid-night rituals cloaked in secrecy, are rumoured. Could there be ties to the skeleton?
Who is the skeleton? When was the death and by who and how? Other murders take place on campus and questions arise about the relationship between these happenings.
Dalziel and Pasco have a full slate of clues and suspect to tie into for the solutions. Twists, turns and blind alleys make for a complicated challenge for these men. Also a good read for the reader.… (mere)
A bronze memorial sculpture was being relocated to make room for a lab facility. When the base was pulled up bones fell out of it. This did not set well with a number of people.
There were conflicts among the faculty and among the student body. Originally an all-female campus (students and faculty), changes had been made. To keep up with the times, it was decided to change to a mixed campus, to help bring in more money for expansion. The old guard of the faculty was against it.
Among the student body was Franny Roote, well dressed, good looking, smooth moves and quite a following among the students, especially the females. What is his draw?
Talk of a Satan cult on campus, with faculty and student members, séances, and mid-night rituals cloaked in secrecy, are rumoured. Could there be ties to the skeleton?
Who is the skeleton? When was the death and by who and how? Other murders take place on campus and questions arise about the relationship between these happenings.
Dalziel and Pasco have a full slate of clues and suspect to tie into for the solutions. Twists, turns and blind alleys make for a complicated challenge for these men. Also a good read for the reader.… (mere)
Lister
Best Spy Fiction (1)
Booker Prize (1)
Rising water (1)
Favorite Series (1)
British Mystery (2)
2016 UpROOTed (1)
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