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Crime Fiction · 1970 · PG

A clubbable woman

by Reginald Hill

The first Dalziel and Pascoe — a rugby club secretary's wife found murdered.

For10+GenreCrime FictionLength208 pagesRead time~5.5 hours

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Violence

Barely any

A murder; period violence

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief sexual references in a rugby club setting

Substance Use

Barely any

Drinking; the rugby club culture

Emotional Intensity

Barely any

The beginning of one of British crime fiction's great partnerships

What this book is about

Hill's 1970 debut introduces the contrasting partnership of Fat Andy Dalziel and the more educated Peter Pascoe, brought together when the wife of a rugby club secretary is murdered in her own home. For older teens and adults.

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