I’m up to Dalziel and Pascoe number four. It’s being a bit disappointing so far. Pascoe has been packed off on his honeymoon and we’re following Dalziel round on holiday. He’s come across some interesting characters and a suspicious death of course, but so far the book is a bit lopsided without Pascoe for balance.

In the end the book evened out and Dalziel unsurprisingly filled the void created by his partner’s absence. This was a country house murder without the murder and a book that develops Dalziel’s character but I still think that it was the weakest book of the series so far.

(this is book 4 in the dalziel and pascoe series)