by ReginaldHill (Author)
For suspense, ingenuity and sheer comic effrontery this takes the absolute, appetizing biscuit' Sunday Times
High in the Mid-Yorkshire Dales stands the traditional village of Enscombe, seemingly untouched by the modern world. But contemporary life is about to intrude when the disappearance of a policeman brings Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel and DCI Peter Pascoe to its doors.
As the detectives dig beneath the veneer of idyllic village life a new pattern emerges: of family feuds, ancient injuries, cheating and lies. And finally, as the community gathers for the traditional Squire's Reckoning, it looks as if the simmering tensions will erupt in a bloody climax...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Edition: (Reissue)
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 25 Jun 2009
ISBN 10: 0007313144
ISBN 13: 9780007313143
`So far out in front that he need not bother looking over his shoulder'
Sunday Telegraph
`An author at his formidable best'
Frances Hegarty, Mail on Sunday