Enjoyed no’s 597 and 615, so thought I would give Hill another go.
This is the one where Ellie Pascoe comes close to having a Lady Chatterley style affair with a miner. I used to read a lot of Reginald Hill, but went off him when his plots became too cryptic and crossword-like for me. Death’s Jest Book and the recurring character of Franny Roote is the one that springs to mind – perhaps I should give this another go.
This one is very good – the scenes down the mine reminded me of Germinal, but perhaps coal mining is (?was) the same wherever located.
This is a good multi-plot layered detective story.
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