An April Shroud
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4 out of 5 stars 68
When Mary Dinwoodie is found choked in a ditch following a night out with her boyfriend, a mysterious caller phones the local paper with a quotation from Hamlet. The career of the Yorkshire Choker is under way.
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 26
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Like father like son....But heredity seems to have gone a gene too far when Pal Maciver's suicide in a locked room exactly mirrors that of his father 10 years earlier. In each case, accusing fingers point towards Pal's stepmother, the beautiful, enigmatic Kay Kafka. But she turns out to have a formidable champion: Mid-Yorkshire's own super-heavyweight, Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel.
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Midnight Fugue
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It starts with a phone call to Superintendent Dalziel from an old friend asking for help. But where it ends is a very different story. Gina Wolfe has come to Mid-Yorkshire in search of her missing husband, believed dead. Her fiance, Commander Mick Purdy of the Met, thinks Dalziel should be able to take care of the job. What none of them realize is how events set in motion decades ago will come to a violent head on this otherwise ordinary summer's day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another remarkable visit with Andy Dalziel
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4 out of 5 stars 15
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, but pops and drops annoying
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Caught in the blast of a huge Semtex explosion, the only things preventing Superintendent Andy Dalziel from stepping through Death's door might be his own size and indomitable willpower. As he lies on a hospital bed, it falls on DCI Peter Pascoe to seek justice for Andy. The security services have written it off as an accident: the terrorist suspects have paid for their clumsiness with their lives. Who, then, are the Knights Templar, a shadowy group exacting summary public justice on their enemies?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Entry in a Great Series
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Publisher's Summary
This is the fourth novel in the Dalziel and Pascoe series, which was made into a hugely popular BBC TV serial. Supt Dalziel is rescued from a flood by a group of mourners. Bonnie Fielding seems far from worried about her husband's demise and Dalziel soon begins to fall for her, ignoring his suspicions. Soon her mansion is littered with corpses and Pascoe must rescue Dalziel from making a fool of himself.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- ch
- 06-08-10
Good characters and great reader
I've listened to three Dalziel books narrated by Colin Buchanan. He's a fantastic reader. Spot on the accents, and really makes the characters come to life without the "Shakespearean overdramatization" which characterizes many of the British readers. I highly recommend this book, Deadheads, and Exit Lines. Have fun! I would rate this book a 4.5 if I could.
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- MRY
- 09-03-17
Thank You Audible!
Any additional comments?
Thank You, Audible, for your effort to make the great Dalziel and Pascoe series available to us Reginald Hill fans.
If you are new to Dalziel and Pascoe, With regret, I Suggest you start with this one only because it is read by Colin Buchanan. The first 3 books of the series are read by Brian Glover and he is an awful reader.
Although Colin Buchanan is not as good as Shaun Dooley or Jonathan Keeble, both readers of later novels in the series, Buchanan does justice to the devine Dalziel and rising phoenix Pascoe.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- John
- 08-15-12
So so
I've heard such good things about this series, my expectations were high. But i found it to be kind of flat, the main character a bit too blustery, and in all, average. Narration seemed fine.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Peggy
- 03-21-10
What fun!
Colin Buchanan does an excellent job narrating the story. Andy Dalziel, at loose ends while on vacation, untangles family entaglements, solves a murder, and enjoys a romp in bed with a potential murderess. A thoroughly enjoyable "read"!
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- Gretta Keene
- 12-14-17
Powerful characters
The book got better as it progressed and ended with a bang, it was our first book of the series so that might have made a difference. Great reader who created very a,Live characters.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- GR
- 07-25-15
Dalziel on holiday!
What did you like most about An April Shroud?
An entertaining story. Dalziel tries to take a holiday but can't resist being a natural detective.
What did you like best about this story?
A bit different from the usual in that it took place away from his usual haunts.
Reginald Hill has a superb range of vocabulary and uses it well.
Which character – as performed by Colin Buchanan – was your favourite?
Dalziel
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It was hard to turn off, but too long to listen to in one go. I did carry my player around with me doing all my housework!
1 person found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Michael
- 09-08-13
Unfair judgement ?
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No.
I don't think I took Dalziel's character. I purchased this book after thoroughly enjoying The Woodcutter, and perhaps wasn't ready for something that reminded me of the TV program Heartbeat.The performance was excellent, but I feel like I've watched a play instead of having completed a book...
The jury is out on this series.... more evidence required....!
I would recommend The Woodcutter !!
What could Reginald Hill have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
not sure.
What does Colin Buchanan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Colin's accents are very good and his excellent narration brings the story to life.
Did An April Shroud inspire you to do anything?
Try another in the series - the reviews say they get better ! Maybe I need to get to know Pascoe....
Any additional comments?
Wanting to work through the series, but with Colin Buchanan as the narrator, I selected this book to be my first. Maybe I should have chose another....
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