Arms and the Women

The stunning new Dalziel and Pascoe novel from Reginald Hill: 'The most brilliantly entertaining and intellectually satisfying writer now practising in the field of the classic English Detective novel' - Independent on Sunday


When Ellie Pascoe finds herself under threat, her husband DCI Peter Pascoe and Superintendent Andy Dalziel assume it's because she's married to a cop.


While they hunt down the source of the danger, Ellie heads out of town in search of a haven... only to get tangled up in a conspiracy involving Irish arms, Colombian drugs and men who will stop at nothing to achieve their ends.


Dalziel eventually concludes the security services are involved, but by then it is too late. Ellie's on her own - and must dig deep down into her reserves to survive...