Description

Comprising the jobs of two of crime fiction's most prestigious police detectives, these four brief secrets are revelatory attacks within the complicated connection between Dalziel and Pascoe.  In the beginning story, the relaxing start of Dalziel and Pascoe collaboration--never-before exposed--is cemented by a monster and his shotgun.  In another, the mixture investigates the destiny of the girl no body has seen for annually, except her brother, who claims he's being haunted by her ghost.  Then the detectives maintain vigil at an isolated farmhouse, waiting to find out what's making things go bump in the night.  Finally, a leap over time Towards the year 2012, and the companions' last situation: the initial guy killed about the moon.  Set against Yorkshire's brooding scenery, Requesting the Moon displays the entire spectral range of Dalziel's odd beauty, the development of Pascoe's professionalism, the peak of Reginald Hill's unique expertise,and the most truly effective British secret could be.