A Clubbable Woman
Reginald Hill "raised the classical British mystery to new heights" when he introduced pugnacious Yorkshire Det. Their chafing differences in education, manners, technique, and temperament made them "the most remarkable duo in the annals of crime fiction" ( Toronto Star ). Mary Connon froze out her husband, Sam, long ago. She likes the attention of other men--like the fellow members of Sam's rugby club. Naturally, when she's found dead in her sitting room with a hole in her head, Sam is a suspect. If only he hadn't suffered a dizzying scrum injury that's left everything a blur. He isn't sure that he didn't kill her. But Det. Inspector Andrew Dalziel and his partner, Peter Pascoe, are looking outside the unhappy home. Because it seems everyone within spitting distance of the suburban femme fatale--from prying neighbors to spurned lovers to jealous wives--wanted Mary dead.