The Castle of the Demon
by Reginald Hill
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HTML:A woman on the run from her husband encounters danger in a seaside town: "An eminently likable heroine . . . a highly clever ending" (Booklist). Emily Salter is once again using her maiden name, living with her dog in a town along northern England's coast that she remembers fondly from childhood holidays. Her intention was to get far away from her controlling and threatening husband. Here, she's found some refuge, even met a nice gentleman, though she's not anxious to jump into show more another relationship. But her new home is not as peaceful as it appears on the surface. Spies lurk in its remote corners—and a dead body lurks under the water. To Emily's shock, she is beginning to suspect that the intrigue has something to do with her—as well as the man she thought she left behind—in this suspenseful mystery by a Diamond Dagger–winning author who "delivers literate, complex, and immensely satisfying thrillers"( Orlando Sentinel). Also published under the title The Turning of the Tide. Literature. Fiction. Mystery. show lessTags
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Thriller, suspense, whatever you call it, this early Reginald Hill has many of the fine qualities of his later writing: great plotting, believable characters, a background displaying his extensive knowledge of myth, legend and history, and is basically a jolly good fun read. I'd probably have given it four stars if it was by anyone other than Mr Hill, but I can't help comparing this to the peak of his Dalziel & Pascoe/Joe SIxsmith output and finding it that little bit lacking.
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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. Catherine's College, Oxford University and worked as a show more 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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- Original title
- The Castle of the Demon
- Alternate titles
- The Turning of the Tide
- Original publication date
- 1971
- People/Characters
- Emily Salter Follett; Arthur Burgess; Sterne Follett; Michael Scott
- Important places
- Skinburness, Cumbria, England, UK
- Dedication
- For Jean and Leslie
- First words
- It had been a stupid thing to do, the quarry decided, crouching in the shadow on the deep side of the groyne.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Then all was still.
- Disambiguation notice
- Originally published as Castle of the Demon under the pseudonym Patrick Ruell.
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- Rating
- (3.88)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
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