The Recurring Cast
Character · Mid-Yorkshire CID · 22 books

Andy Dalziel

Detective Superintendent · Reginald Hill

Andy Dalziel is a crude, shrewd and enormous detective superintendent.

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Character facts

First appearance
A Clubbable Woman (1970)
Latest appearance
Midnight Fugue (2009)
Books
22 (21 as lead, 1 major)
Series
Dalziel and Pascoe
Author
Reginald Hill
Circle
Mid-Yorkshire CID

Where to meet Andy Dalziel

Andy Dalziel first appears in A Clubbable Woman (1970), as the lead, book 1 of the Dalziel and Pascoe series.

Buy A Clubbable Woman

Every book with Andy Dalziel

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1970LA Clubbable Womanlead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  2. 1971LAn Advancement of Learninglead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  3. 1973LRuling Passionlead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  4. 1975LAn April Shroudlead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  5. 1978LA Pinch of Snufflead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  6. 1980LA Killing Kindnesslead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  7. 1983LDeadheadslead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  8. 1984LExit Lineslead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  9. 1987LChild’s Playlead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  10. 1988LUnderworldlead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  11. 1990LBones and Silencelead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  12. 1992LRecalled to Lifelead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  13. 1994LPictures of Perfectionlead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  14. 1996LThe Wood Beyondlead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  15. 1998LOn Beulah Heightlead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  16. 2000LArms and the Womenlead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  17. 2002LDialogues of the Deadlead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  18. 2002LDeath’s Jest-Booklead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  19. 2004LGood Morning, Midnightlead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  20. 2007MThe Death of Dalzielmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBadly injured in an explosionBuy
  21. 2008LA Cure for All Diseaseslead · Dalziel and PascoeConvalescing at the seasideBuy
  22. 2009LMidnight Fuguelead · Dalziel and PascoeBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Peter PascoeDetective, later Chief Inspector22
Ellie PascoePascoe’s wife, a writer and activist21
Edgar WieldDetective Sergeant19
Rosie PascoePeter and Ellie’s daughter13
Shirley NovelloDetective constable7
Franny RooteFormer student with a grudge against Pascoe4