Reginald Hill (1936–2012)
Author of On Beulah Height
About the Author
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. show more 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) show less
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Series
Works by Reginald Hill
Uncle Harry 2 copies
Pascoe's Ghost [short story] 2 copies
The Forging of Fantom 1 copy
Cure for all diseases, A 1 copy
Auteur Theory [short story] 1 copy
Stonestar [short story] 1 copy
Exit Line [short story] 1 copy
Snowball [short story] 1 copy
The Game of Dog 1 copy
Castles [short story] 1 copy
INEDITO 1 copy
Associated Works
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Second Annual Edition (1993) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Seventh Annual Edition (1998) — Contributor — 9 copies
Livros Condensados: Der lange Mord | Afrika, dunkel lockende Welt | Das grosse Doppelspiel | Wer entfuehrte Suzy Marsh? (1991) 5 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Outbreak • The Collaborators • A Boy Called Bracken • The Churchill Diamonds (1500) 5 copies
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Sixth Annual Edition (1997) — Contributor — 5 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: A Matter of Honour • Ice Trek • The Long Kill • This Shining Land 4 copies
Livros Condensados: O voo das águias | Primeiro prémio | Assassino a soldo | Sétimo céu (1999) 3 copies
Dalziel & Pascoe (Series 1-12) — Author — 2 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Long Kill • The Ladies of Missalonghi • Exodus Genesis • Just Another Kid (1989) 2 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Hill, Reginald Charles
- Other names
- Morland, Dick
Ruell, Patrick
Underhill, Charles - Birthdate
- 1936-04-03
- Date of death
- 2012-01-12
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
UK - Country (for map)
- UK
- Birthplace
- West Hartlepool, County Durham, England, UK
- Place of death
- Ravenglass, Cumbria, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Cumbria, England, UK
- Education
- Carlisle Grammar School
Oxford University (St. Catherine's College) - Occupations
- teacher(1960-1980)
novelist
short-story writer
crime novelist - Awards and honors
- Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement (1995)
- Agent
- Caradoc King (AP Watt)
- Short biography
- 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.
Members
Discussions
Reginald Hill in Crime, Thriller & Mystery (November 2012)
Reginald Hill in British & Irish Crime Fiction (January 2011)
Reviews
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.… (more)
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.… (more)
Lists
Best Spy Fiction (1)
Booker Prize (1)
Rising water (1)
Favorite Series (1)
British Mystery (2)
2016 UpROOTed (1)
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 82
- Also by
- 54
- Members
- 17,092
- Popularity
- #1,300
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 417
- ISBNs
- 996
- Languages
- 12
- Favorited
- 83