Dalziel and Pascoe book 7 · 1983
Deadheads
Patrick Aldermann, a quiet accountant who grows roses, has a way of getting ahead, because the people in his way keep dying.
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Book facts
- Author
- Reginald Hill
- Series
- Dalziel and Pascoe, book 7 of 22
- Published
- 1983
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Mid-Yorkshire, England
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Deadheads on screen
- Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007, series, BBC One). Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan star as the blunt Yorkshire superintendent and his university-educated inspector, beginning with the novels and moving on to original cases.
Who is in Deadheads
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 Deadheads.
- A Pinch of Snuff1978 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Child’s Play1987 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- An April Shroud1975 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Underworld1988 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon