Reginald Hill was brought up in Cumbria, and has returned there after many years in Yorkshire. With his first crime novel, A Clubbable Woman, he was hailed as 'the crime novel's best hope'.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Dalziel and Pascoe
1. A Clubbable Woman (1970)
2. An Advancement of Learning (1971)
3. Ruling Passion (1973)
4. An April Shroud (1975)
5. A Pinch of Snuff (1978)
6. A Killing Kindness (1980)
7. Deadheads (1983)
8. Exit Lines (1984)
9. Child's Play (1987)
10. Under World (1988)
11. Bones and Silence (1990)
12. One Small Step (1990)
13. Recalled to Life (1992)
14. Pictures of Perfection (1994)
15. The Wood Beyond (1996)
16. Asking For The Moon (1996)
17. On Beulah Height (1998)
18. Arms and the Women (1999)
19. Dialogues Of The Dead (2001)
20. Death's Jest Book (2002)
21. Good Morning, Midnight (2004)
22. Death Comes for the Fat Man (2007)
aka The Death of Dalziel
23. A Cure for All Diseases (2008)
aka The Price of Butcher's Meat
24. Midnight Fugue (2009)
For Love Nor Money (2005)
Secrets of the Dead (2005)
The Last National Serviceman (2007)
Dalziel and Pascoe Hunt the Christmas Killer & Other Stories (2022)
1. A Clubbable Woman (1970)
2. An Advancement of Learning (1971)
3. Ruling Passion (1973)
4. An April Shroud (1975)
5. A Pinch of Snuff (1978)
6. A Killing Kindness (1980)
7. Deadheads (1983)
8. Exit Lines (1984)
9. Child's Play (1987)
10. Under World (1988)
11. Bones and Silence (1990)
12. One Small Step (1990)
13. Recalled to Life (1992)
14. Pictures of Perfection (1994)
15. The Wood Beyond (1996)
16. Asking For The Moon (1996)
17. On Beulah Height (1998)
18. Arms and the Women (1999)
19. Dialogues Of The Dead (2001)
20. Death's Jest Book (2002)
21. Good Morning, Midnight (2004)
22. Death Comes for the Fat Man (2007)
aka The Death of Dalziel
23. A Cure for All Diseases (2008)
aka The Price of Butcher's Meat
24. Midnight Fugue (2009)
For Love Nor Money (2005)
Secrets of the Dead (2005)
The Last National Serviceman (2007)
Dalziel and Pascoe Hunt the Christmas Killer & Other Stories (2022)
Joe Sixsmith
1. Blood Sympathy (1993)
2. Born Guilty (1994)
3. Killing the Lawyers (1997)
4. Singing the Sadness (1999)
5. The Roar of the Butterflies (2008)
1. Blood Sympathy (1993)
2. Born Guilty (1994)
3. Killing the Lawyers (1997)
4. Singing the Sadness (1999)
5. The Roar of the Butterflies (2008)
Novels
The Castle of the Demon (1971) (as by Patrick Ruell)
aka The Turning of the Tide
Fell of Dark (1971)
A Fairly Dangerous Thing (1972)
Red Christmas (1972) (as by Patrick Ruell)
A Very Good Hater (1974)
Heart Clock (1974) (as by Dick Morland)
aka Matlock's System
Albion! Albion! (1974) (as by Dick Morland)
aka Singleton's Law
Death Takes the Low Road (1974) (as by Patrick Ruell)
aka The Low Road
Urn Burial (1975) (as by Patrick Ruell)
aka Beyond the Bone
Another Death in Venice (1976)
Captain Fantom (1978) (as by Charles Underhill)
The Forging of Fantom (1979) (as by Charles Underhill)
The Spy's Wife (1980)
Who Guards a Prince? (1982)
Traitor's Blood (1983)
Guardians of the Prince (1983)
No Man's Land (1985)
The Long Kill (1986) (as by Patrick Ruell)
Death of A Dormouse (1987) (as by Patrick Ruell)
The Collaborators (1987)
Dream of Darkness (1989) (as by Patrick Ruell)
The Only Game (1991) (as by Patrick Ruell)
The Stranger House (2005)
The Woodcutter (2010)
aka The Turning of the Tide
Fell of Dark (1971)
A Fairly Dangerous Thing (1972)
Red Christmas (1972) (as by Patrick Ruell)
A Very Good Hater (1974)
Heart Clock (1974) (as by Dick Morland)
aka Matlock's System
Albion! Albion! (1974) (as by Dick Morland)
aka Singleton's Law
Death Takes the Low Road (1974) (as by Patrick Ruell)
aka The Low Road
Urn Burial (1975) (as by Patrick Ruell)
aka Beyond the Bone
Another Death in Venice (1976)
Captain Fantom (1978) (as by Charles Underhill)
The Forging of Fantom (1979) (as by Charles Underhill)
The Spy's Wife (1980)
Who Guards a Prince? (1982)
Traitor's Blood (1983)
Guardians of the Prince (1983)
No Man's Land (1985)
The Long Kill (1986) (as by Patrick Ruell)
Death of A Dormouse (1987) (as by Patrick Ruell)
The Collaborators (1987)
Dream of Darkness (1989) (as by Patrick Ruell)
The Only Game (1991) (as by Patrick Ruell)
The Stranger House (2005)
The Woodcutter (2010)
Collections
Awards
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Reginald Hill recommends

Black Dog (2000)
(Cooper & Fry, book 1)
Stephen Booth
"Black Dog sinks its teeth into you and doesn't let go... A dark star may be born."

A Detective in Love (2001)
(Harriet Martens, book 2)
H R F Keating
"H. R. F. Keating breathes new life into the classic detective story."

The Business of Dying (2002)
(Dennis Milne, book 1)
Simon Kernick
"Taut, gripping, disturbing - a most assured and original debut."

Still Life (2005)
(Chief Inspector Gamache, book 1)
Louise Penny
"Georges Simenon kept Maigret going for over a hundred books. It will be a delight for all of us who love detective fiction if Louise Penny can stay around long enough to do the same for Gamache."

Ratcatcher (2006)
(Matthew Hawkwood, book 1)
James McGee
"Ratcatcher has everything duels and derring-do, London highlife and lowlife, French lechery and treachery - all contained in a fast-moving, cleverly constructed plot with an immaculately detailed historical background. Add a hero who is ruthless, mysterious and sexy, and it's a safe bet that 'Ratcatcher' marks the start of a series that will run and run ... and run!"

Valley Forge (2006)
(Novels of the American Revolution, book 2)
David Garland (Keith Miles)
"A cracking, battling, saber-rattling good yarn..."

The Blood Detective (2008)
(Nigel Barnes, book 1)
Dan Waddell
"Elegant writing, engaging characters, a cracking climax."
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