• Exit Lines

  • Dalziel and Pascoe Series, Book 8 )
  • By: Reginald Hill
  • Narrated by: Colin Buchanan
  • Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (162 ratings)

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Exit Lines

By: Reginald Hill
Narrated by: Colin Buchanan
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Publisher's summary

Three old men die on a stormy November night: one by deliberate violence, one in a road accident, and one by an unknown cause. Inspector Pascoe is called in to investigate the first death, but when the dying words of the accident victim suggest that a drunken Superintendent Dalziel had been behind the wheel, the integrity of the entire Mid-Yorkshire CID is called into question.
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"Topnotch....Beautifully drawn characters who excel at clever sleuthing." (Publishers Weekly)

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This is how it should be

Brilliant interpretation by Colin Buchanan of a great story.

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Excellent book, excellent narrator.

I've long been a fan of Reginald Hill's Dalziel & Pascoe series, and this entry is one of my favorites.

And Colin Buchanan is a first-rate narrator, doing the voices and the accents quite well.

I'll buy the rest in this series, and I hope more of the series becomes available.

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    3 out of 5 stars

Great Characters

This book had some great characters who were believable and funny. It also has a decent plot line. I was surprised by the ending. This will make a great listen for someone who is driving or keeping them entertained while engaging in some boring task.

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Good enough

Not the best Dalziel & Pascoe - but good enough. Pascoe is in the lead this time and maybe that is why the plot seems to wander around a bit, but it keeps you listening.

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Satisfying tale

Great story with well developed subplots. Nice to see Pascoe be more or less the main character.

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"Don't thank me till you know what you've got."

Reginald Bill's Dalziel and Pascoe detective series is always a pleasure: each different in style from the one before but always peopled with magnificent characters outside as well as inside the police force. This time, Dalziel seems to be acting rather strangely, even for him, remaining almost remote from his colleagues and seemingly preceding the company of the more wealthy members of the community. And there is the uncomfortable suggestion that his just might have been the driver of the car which killed an elderly man despite protestations to the contrary. He had been very drunk.

With each chapter introduced by a 'famous last words' quotation, the plot revolves around the deaths of three elderly men and the police enquires more focused on Pascoe and Wieldy, with the sometime assistance of Constable Hector. Good story, excellent protagonists and we'll performed by actor Colin Buchanan, the Pascoe of the TV series, who not only reads with interest and good inflection but also give individual voicing to all of the numerous characters.

As always, sheer delight and definitely recommended

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great book but better read than heard

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Possibly my favorite Reginald Hill, for some reason I didn't find listening to it satisfying. I was unable to take in all the subtle or witty references as I would on the page. The reading was fine, though I was taken aback by Pascoe's strong northern accent---since he was college educated, I would have expected him to have a more up-market accent. This novel has less of Daliel in it than most others, and Daliel is the source of the most funny bits, but the portrayal of old age and its difficulties is very perceptive and moving.

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