A Cure for All Diseases

This has been one of my favorite Reginald Hill Audiobooks so far. It's presented in a slightly unusual format; the first half of the book consists of a series of first person emails from one of the characters, and first person narration by Dalziel. The narrator is excellent throughout, and an interesting plot that keeps you wanting to listen on. Highly recommended!

Hill's initial format is a bit unusual; he uses it to pull your mind's eye into the story. You'll suddenly find yourself hip-deep in an English shore community with a cast of characters that are not quite what you expect.

There is an element of that dry British humor, mixed with excellent character development.

The narrator augments this fine story.

The format that Hill uses in this book - third person narration alternating with emails from a young woman and a series of stream of consciousness recordings by none other than Andy Dalziel makes for a lively and entertaining listen. In particular hearing the observations of Dalziel - rude, crude and very funny - make him come alive for the listener. The narrator is excellent and makes each character distinctive and believable.

Entertaining as the quintessential detective mystery laced with delightful, humorous dialogue. This narrator, Johnathan Keeble, is wonderful, giving unique voices to the characters. I want to listen to all of Reginald Hill's books but there are complaints about another narrator and I can't even get through his online samples. Any chance that Audible can find more Hill narrations by Keeble? Buchanan and Dooley are excellent, too.

This book is published under another name - The Price of Butcher's Meat. I thought it was a new entry in the series, but it is not.

great characters---fantastic reader---reminded me of cold comfort farm--i am rarely this amused

it's not that kind of book, but i did want to know how it turned out

yes he's really good

yes laugh out loud

You spend lot's of time in Dalziel's mind, whereas in other of the series it leans towards his more serious partner Pascoe. What goes through Dalziel's head and in that accent is hilarious.

Dalziel a totally original creation--so incomparable.

Wonderful addition to a strong series. Literary, lewd and suspenseful!

the language and accents, the humor. Dalziel is a wonderful, unique character.

Not exactly. The plot was a bit confusing. I enjoyed The Woodcutter much more.

He is excellent.

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I really enjoyed The Woodcutter and decided to hear other Reginald Hill books. Unfortunately I found this confusing, too many similar characters and a rather convoluted plot. But it was completely entertaining, and I'll try others. I'd like to know which Reginald Hill books are considered the best by other readers.

I had listened to and very much enjoyed Hill's 'The Woodcutter' - so chose this as a follow on. But it was SO slow in developing any plot, and I found the overly cheerful Charlie character so annoying I could hardly listen. The main character, Dalziel seemed unbelievable too - all too jolly and witty. I struggled on for 3 hours to give it a chance - but no - that's it. Can't go on.

Don't miss it!

Dalziel of course but there are many other interesting characters in this novel.

Keeble is such a good narrator that he brings most of the characters to life and even some minor ones with cameo performances.

Brilliant narration brings to life one of the best D&P stories,