Dalziel and Pascoe book 5 · 1978
A Pinch of Snuff
A dentist tells Pascoe that a violent film he saw at a private club showed a real murder.
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Book facts
- Author
- Reginald Hill
- Series
- Dalziel and Pascoe, book 5 of 22
- Published
- 1978
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Mid-Yorkshire, England
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
A Pinch of Snuff on screen
- Dalziel and Pascoe (1994, tv film, ITV). Comedians Gareth Hale and Norman Pace play the Yorkshire detectives in a single adaptation of A Pinch of Snuff.
Who is in A Pinch of Snuff
4 recurring or key characters from Reginald Hill’s chart.
Lead 2
- Andy DalzielDetective Superintendent
- Peter PascoeDetective, later Chief Inspector
Major 1
- Edgar WieldDetective Sergeant
Minor and cameo 1
- Ellie PascoePascoe’s wife, a writer and activist
Also featuring these characters
Other Reginald Hill books that share the most characters with A Pinch of Snuff.
- Deadheads1983 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Exit Lines1984 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Child’s Play1987 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Underworld1988 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon