The Stranger House

ISBN-13: 9780007334766 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 626 str.

Reginald Hill

Opis

Things move slowly in the village of Illthwaite, but that changes when two strangers arrive in the village to dig up bits of the past locals would rather keep buried. The antipathy between Sam Flood and Miguel Madero is obvious but as they follow their separate quests their paths become increasingly entangled.

Recenzje

Praise for The Stranger House:

'Grim, gory, fascinating, enraging and entertaining...The Stranger House combines deep moral indignation with an atmospheric evocation of the past and a fascinating puzzle element' Independent

'A mystery novel but far more than that. It's gripping... Hill is wonderful' The Times

'Exhilarating... if this is what results when Hill enjoys a holiday from the norm, he should take a break from his Yorkshire double act more often' Sunday Times

'It's a complex, multi-layered plot... it takes a master like Mr Hill to turn it into such an absorbing and atmospheric mystery' Sunday Telegraph

'Hill has pulled off a big psychological thriller, part ghost story, part historical novel, with passion and long-buried crimes at its heart' Daily Mail

Praise for Reginald Hill

'Few writers in the genre today have Hill's gifts: formidable intelligence, quick humour, compassion and a prose style that blends elegance and grace' Donna Leon, Sunday Times

'The fertility of Hill's imagination, the range of his power, the sheer quality of his literary style never cease to delight' Val McDermid, Sunday Express

'Reginald Hill's novels are really dances to the music of time, his heroes and villains interconnecting, their stories entwining' Ian Rankin, Scotland on Sunday

O autorze

Reginald Hill is a native of Cumbria and former resident of Yorkshire, the setting for his novels featuring Superintendent Dalziel and DCI Pascoe, 'the best detective duo on the scene bar none' ('Daily Telegraph'). Their appearances have won him numerous awards including a CWA Gold Dagger and Lifetime Achievement award. They have also been adapted into a hugely popular BBC TV series.