Dalziel and Pascoe book 18 · 2002
Death’s Jest-Book
Pascoe receives letters from Franny Roote, a man he once sent to prison, while doubts grow about whether an earlier case is truly closed.
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Book facts
- Author
- Reginald Hill
- Series
- Dalziel and Pascoe, book 18 of 22
- Published
- 2002
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Mid-Yorkshire, England
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Death’s Jest-Book
8 recurring or key characters from Reginald Hill’s chart.
Lead 2
- Andy DalzielDetective Superintendent
- Peter PascoeDetective, later Chief Inspector
Major 3
- Edgar WieldDetective Sergeant
- Franny RooteFormer student with a grudge against Pascoe
- Hat BowlerYoung detective constable
Minor and cameo 3
- Ellie PascoePascoe’s wife, a writer and activist
- Rosie PascoePeter and Ellie’s daughter
- Shirley NovelloDetective constable
Also featuring these characters
Other Reginald Hill books that share the most characters with Death’s Jest-Book.
- Arms and the Women2000 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Death of Dalziel2007 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Cure for All Diseases2008 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Midnight Fugue2009 · Dalziel and Pascoe · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon