"slight disappointment"". One Small Step (short story) One Small Step is a 1990 novella written by British writer Reginald Hill featuring the detective characters Dalziel and Pascoe. It is set in 2010, many years after the other Dalziel and Pascoe stories, and involves the detectives investigating the first murder on the Moon. ""One Small Step"" was originally published separately in 1990. In 1996, it was included, along with three other Dalziel and Pascoe stories, in the collection ""Asking for the Moon"". In May 2010, Emile Lemarque, a French astronaut, is killed by a short circuit in his urine collection device"
"teacher for many years, becoming a senior lecturer at Doncaster College of Education. In 1980 he retired from salaried work to devote himself full-time to writing. Hill is best known for his more than 20 novels featuring the Yorkshire detectives Andrew Dalziel, Peter Pascoe and Edgar Wield. The characters were used by the BBC in the ""Dalziel and Pascoe"" series, in which Dalziel was played by Warren Clarke, Pascoe by Colin Buchanan, and Wield by David Royle. He also wrote more than 30 other novels, including five featuring Joe Sixsmith, a black machine operator turned private detective in a fictional"
"case of an apparent copycat suicide soon develops into something of a more sinister nature, revealing family secrets, corporate chicanery involving the arms trade, government agents and Iraq. Good Morning, Midnight (Hill novel) Good Morning, Midnight is a 2004 crime novel by British crime writer Reginald Hill, and part of the Dalziel and Pascoe series. The title takes its name from ""Good Morning -- Midnight"", a poem by Emily Dickinson which is quoted throughout the story. Its adaptation for the TV series is Episode 37, ""Houdini's Ghost"" (2006). The plot involves Dalziel and Pascoe's investigation into the suicide of local"
"Good Morning, Midnight (Hill novel) Good Morning, Midnight is a 2004 crime novel by British crime writer Reginald Hill, and part of the Dalziel and Pascoe series. The title takes its name from ""Good Morning -- Midnight"", a poem by Emily Dickinson which is quoted throughout the story. Its adaptation for the TV series is Episode 37, ""Houdini's Ghost"" (2006). The plot involves Dalziel and Pascoe's investigation into the suicide of local businessman Palinurus 'Pal' Maciver, who has killed himself in similar circumstances to those of his father, who shot himself ten years earlier. However, what begins as a routine"
"including ""Deadheads"" and ""Exit Lines"". Buchanan was born and brought up in Dundee, Scotland. He is a graduate of the Drama Centre London (1991). Buchanan has two daughters, Kira and Maya, with his ex wife, Kim. He is a keen supporter of Birmingham City F.C.. Colin Buchanan (actor) Colin Buchanan (born 1966) is a Scottish actor who is best known for playing Detective Peter Pascoe in the BBC television series ""Dalziel and Pascoe"" which commenced in March 1996 and ran until June 2007. Buchanan's breakthrough television role came in the detective series ""A Touch of Frost"" in 1994 playing Constable"
"as the blunt, earthy Dalziel, it's hard to see how anybody could have imagined one of them playing the sensitive, intellectual Pascoe"". BBC Worldwide subsequently approached Hill with a view to creating a new TV adaptation, to which Hill agreed. Actors Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan were subsequently cast in the roles of Dalziel and Pascoe, and between 16 March 1996 and 22 June 2007, eleven series consisting of both novel adaptations and original stories were produced. A Pinch of Snuff (TV series) A Pinch of Snuff is a British television crime drama miniseries, consisting of three fifty-minute episodes, that"
"Bruce Pascoe Bruce Pascoe (born 1947 Richmond, Victoria) is an Australian Indigenous writer, from the Bunurong clan, of the Kulin nation. He has worked as a teacher, farmer, a fisherman and an Aboriginal language researcher. He is Director of Commonwealth Australian Studies project. He is working on preserving the Wathaurong language. His books include Fog a Dox, a book for young adults that won the Prime Minister's Literary Awards in 2013, ""Convincing Ground"" about the Convincing Ground massacre, and ""Dark Emu"", a book that challenges the claim that pre-colonial Australian Aboriginal peoples were hunter-gatherers. His research of early settler accounts"
"featuring elements of classical Greek myth. The novella ""One Small Step"" (dedicated to ""you, dear readers, without whom the writing would be in vain, and to you, still dearer purchasers, without whom the eating would be infrequent"") is set in the future, and deals with the EuroFed Police Commissioner Pascoe and retired Dalziel investigating the first murder on the moon. The duo do not always ""get their man"", with at least one novel ending with the villain getting away and another strongly implying that while Dalziel and Pascoe are unable to convict anyone, a series of unrelated accidents actually included"
"A to Z Mysteries A to Z Mysteries is a popular series of mysteries for children, written by Ron Roy, illustrated by John Steven Gurney, and published by Random House. The series is generally considered among the best ""easy readers"" for young children. There are twenty-six books in the original series; one for each letter of the alphabet. The series begins with ""The Absent Author"" (1997) and ends with ""The Zombie Zone"" (2005). The books follow the adventures of three child detectives, Donald David ""Dink"" Duncan, Josh Pinto, and Ruth Rose Hathaway. They are nine years old and live in"
"David Housewright David Housewright is an American author of crime fiction whose work has won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America as well as three Minnesota Book Awards. A former President of the Private Eye Writers of America, he is best known for the Rushmore McKenzie and Holland Taylor series set most often in and around the greater St. Paul and Minneapolis area of Minnesota, USA. His books have been favorably compared to Raymond Chandler, Ross MacDonald and Robert B. Parker. Housewright was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the son of Eugene Housewright,"
"of Minnesota Nice, 2012 Nodin Press David Housewright David Housewright is an American author of crime fiction whose work has won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America as well as three Minnesota Book Awards. A former President of the Private Eye Writers of America, he is best known for the Rushmore McKenzie and Holland Taylor series set most often in and around the greater St. Paul and Minneapolis area of Minnesota, USA. His books have been favorably compared to Raymond Chandler, Ross MacDonald and Robert B. Parker. Housewright was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He"
"Colin Buchanan (actor) Colin Buchanan (born 1966) is a Scottish actor who is best known for playing Detective Peter Pascoe in the BBC television series ""Dalziel and Pascoe"" which commenced in March 1996 and ran until June 2007. Buchanan's breakthrough television role came in the detective series ""A Touch of Frost"" in 1994 playing Constable Austin in three episodes. In 1996 he commenced playing DS (later DI) Peter Pascoe in ""Dalziel and Pascoe"". Buchanan has also appeared in comedy drama television series ""All Quiet on the Preston Front"" (later called ""Preston Front""), ""The Bill"", ""Between the Lines"", ""Dangerfield"", ""Heartbeat"", ""Space"
"September Sneakers October Ogre November Night December Dog New Year's Eve Thieves A to Z Mysteries A to Z Mysteries is a popular series of mysteries for children, written by Ron Roy, illustrated by John Steven Gurney, and published by Random House. The series is generally considered among the best ""easy readers"" for young children. There are twenty-six books in the original series; one for each letter of the alphabet. The series begins with ""The Absent Author"" (1997) and ends with ""The Zombie Zone"" (2005). The books follow the adventures of three child detectives, Donald David ""Dink"" Duncan, Josh Pinto,"
"published. He is also published by HarperCollins Germany, and Aria in the USA. Denzil Meyrick Denzil Meyrick is an author. Prior to that he served as a police officer with Strathclyde Police then a manager with Springbank Distillery in Campbeltown, Argyll. Since 2012 Denzil Meyrick has worked as a writer of Scottish crime fiction novels. Denzil Meyrick was educated at Campbeltown Grammar School, Argyll and then completed tertiary education at the University of Paisley. He is an author and his main series of novels includes 6 books of the Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Jim Daley crime thriller series, set in"
"Chris Pascoe Christopher Paul Pascoe (born 26 April 1966) is an English author of humorous books. His first two books 'A Cat Called Birmingham' (Hodder & Stoughton 2005) and 'You Can Take the Cat Out of Slough' (Hodder & Stoughton 2007) tell the story of a disaster prone cat named Birmingham. A Cat Called Birmingham has since been translated into French and Chinese. In France, the book is entitled 'Monsieur Chatastrophe'. The book caused controversy in Birmingham because it was seen as a slur on the city by a London-based author You Can Take the Cat Out of Slough has"
"Devil Red Devil Red is a crime mystery novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. It is the ninth novel in Lansdale's ""Hap and Leonard"" series. In this story Hap Collins and Leonard Pine are hired by a former police officer turned private investigator to investigate a cold case double homicide. As they get further into the investigation, they encounter The Dixie Mafia organized crime syndicate, a vampire cult, and a deadly assassin, Devil Red. This book was originally published by Alfred A. Knopf Publications as a trade hardcover in 2011 and was re-issued as a trade paperback by"
"Blaine Pardoe Blaine Lee Pardoe is an American author, known primarily for writing the ""Battletech"" and """" series of science fiction books, business management books, military history works on a number of Great War topics, and true crime works. In more recent years, he has written true crime books with his daughter, Victoria Hester. Together they made the New York Times Bestseller List for Crime and Punishment for their book, The Murder of Maggie Hume. Pardoe is one of the original writers for ""Battletech""'s fiction. He contributes more stories to on-line pay-to-read fiction website, Battlecorps. His best known book in"
"Stephen Marlowe Stephen Marlowe (born Milton Lesser, in Brooklyn, New York, died , in Williamsburg, Virginia) was an American author of science fiction, mystery novels, and fictional autobiographies of Goya, Christopher Columbus, Miguel de Cervantes, and Edgar Allan Poe. He is best known for his detective character Chester Drum, whom he created in the 1955 novel ""The Second Longest Night"". Lesser also wrote under the pseudonyms Adam Chase, Andrew Frazer, C.H. Thames, Jason Ridgway, Stephen Wilder and Ellery Queen. Lesser attended the College of William & Mary, earning his degree in philosophy, marrying Leigh Lang shortly after graduating. The couple"
"Dickens' ""A Tale of Two Cities"", referring to the long and unjust imprisonment of Dr Manette. Recalled to Life (novel) Recalled to Life is a 1992 crime novel by Reginald Hill, and part of the Dalziel and Pascoe series. The novel tells the story of Dalziel's re-investigation of the 1963 murder at a local manor, Mickledore Hall, and the crime is billed as the last of the golden age murders. The murder took place shortly before the story of the Profumo affair broke, and during a weekend get together at the Hall. The guests at Mickledore Hall that weekend included"
"Ed Lynskey Ed Lynskey is an American poet, critic, and novelist, mostly of crime fiction. He was born in Washington, D.C. where he still lives and works. He writes five mystery series, including the P.I. Frank Johnson Mystery Series, the Isabel & Alma Trumbo Cozy Mystery Series, the Piper & Bill Robin Cozy Mystery Series, the Hope Jones (Nozy Cat) Cozy Mystery Series, and the Ginny Dove Cozy Mystery Series. His creative work has been reviewed in ""Publishers Weekly"", ""Booklist"", ""Library Journal"", ""Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine"", ""San Diego Union-Tribune"", ""London Free Press"", ""Halifax Chronicle-Herald"", ""Lansing State Journal"", ""The Virginian-Pilot"", ""Tucson"
"Recalled to Life (novel) Recalled to Life is a 1992 crime novel by Reginald Hill, and part of the Dalziel and Pascoe series. The novel tells the story of Dalziel's re-investigation of the 1963 murder at a local manor, Mickledore Hall, and the crime is billed as the last of the golden age murders. The murder took place shortly before the story of the Profumo affair broke, and during a weekend get together at the Hall. The guests at Mickledore Hall that weekend included a government minister, a CIA officer who specialised in dirty tricks, a British diplomat with Royal"
"Dan Brown Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author of thriller novels, most notably the Robert Langdon stories, ""Angels & Demons"" (2000), ""The Da Vinci Code"" (2003), ""The Lost Symbol"" (2009), ""Inferno"" (2013) and ""Origin"" (2017). His novels are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour period, and feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, art, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 56 languages, and as of 2012, sold over 200 million copies. Three of them, ""Angels & Demons"" (2000), ""The Da Vinci Code"" (2003) and ""Inferno"" (2013) have been adapted into"
"to justice before they can alter the past. Dan Parkinson (author) Daniel Edward Parkinson (March 19, 1935 – May 10, 2001) was an American author who produced over 40 books published in several genres, including naval fiction, westerns (over twenty, of which three were published posthumously), science fiction and fantasy novels. He was born in Liberal, Kansas. His naval fiction included a series featuring the character Patrick Dalton and is set during the American War of Independence. Dalton is an Irishman and a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, falsely accused of treason. Throughout the four-volume series, Dalton remains loyal to"
"Detective: Sherlock Holmes"". The series is written by Christopher Sequeira with covers by Academy Award winning artist Dave Elsey. In 2010, Boom! Studios published a four-part series entitled ""Muppet Sherlock Holmes"" which featured Gonzo as Holmes, Fozzie Bear as Dr. Watson, and Kermit the Frog as Inspector Lestrade. In 2013, ""New Paradigm Studios"" began publishing a monthly, ongoing series entitled ""Watson and Holmes."" The series re-imagines Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as living in the 21st Century and living in Harlem. It has been estimated that Sherlock Holmes is the most prolific screen character in the history of cinema. The"
"Dashiell Hammett Samuel Dashiell Hammett (; May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (""The Maltese Falcon""), Nick and Nora Charles (""The Thin Man""), and the Continental Op (""Red Harvest"" and ""The Dain Curse""). Hammett ""is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time"". In his obituary in ""The New York Times"", he was described as ""the dean of the... 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction."" ""Time"" magazine included"
"found accounts of grain cultivation, flour, wells, and dams. He edited ""Australian Short Stories"", from 1982 to 1998. Bruce Pascoe Bruce Pascoe (born 1947 Richmond, Victoria) is an Australian Indigenous writer, from the Bunurong clan, of the Kulin nation. He has worked as a teacher, farmer, a fisherman and an Aboriginal language researcher. He is Director of Commonwealth Australian Studies project. He is working on preserving the Wathaurong language. His books include Fog a Dox, a book for young adults that won the Prime Minister's Literary Awards in 2013, ""Convincing Ground"" about the Convincing Ground massacre, and ""Dark Emu"", a"
"(2000-2006) starring amongst others, Richard Briers and Susan Hampshire; the series ran for 69 episodes and has been screened in many countries around the world. Chaplin also adapted novels by the crime writer Reginald Hill for four films in the BBC series ""Dalziel and Pascoe"" (one of these, 'On Beulah Height', won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America); and also P D James' 'Original Sin' for an ITV mini-series. Other TV work includes the ITV drama screened in 2006 - 'Pickles - The Dog Who Won The World Cup' and his TV adaption of Michelle Magorian's novel"
"Anthony Horowitz Anthony Horowitz, OBE (born 5 April 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His work for young adult readers includes ""The Diamond Brothers"" series, the ""Alex Rider"" series, and ""The Power of Five"" series (a.k.a. ""The Gatekeepers""). His work for adults includes the play ""Mindgame"" (2001); two Sherlock Holmes novels ""The House of Silk"" (2011) and ""Moriarty"" (2014); ""Magpie Murders"" (2016) and ""The Word Is Murder"" (2017). He was also chosen to write James Bond novels by the Ian Fleming estate, starting with ""Trigger Mortis"" (2015). He has also written for television, contributing"
"on the book ""South by Southeast"", was broadcast on ITV in 1991. However, it has never been released on DVD, unlike ""Just Ask for Diamond"". Both the series and the film starred Dursley McLinden as Tim and Colin Dale as Nick. The Diamond Brothers The Diamond Brothers is a series of humorous children's detective books by Anthony Horowitz, the first of which was published in 1986. The books tell the adventures of the world's worst private detective, Tim Diamond, and his younger brother, Nick Diamond, who is considerably more intelligent. These books are aimed at young teenagers, slightly younger than"
"Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (; c. 1660 – 24 April 1731), born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel ""Robinson Crusoe"", which is second only to the Bible in its number of translations. He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson. Defoe wrote many political tracts and often was in trouble with the authorities, including a spell in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to"
"Hawkeye Collins and Amy Adams Christopher ""Hawkeye"" Collins and Amy (Amanda) Adams are a pair of 12-year-old fictional detectives, the main characters in a series of children's novels titled Can You Solve The Mystery?, credited to M. Masters (a pseudonym used by different writers), originally published from 1983–1985, by Meadowbrook Press. The series was republished in 1992, 2006-2007 by Spotlight (ABDO Publishing Company) and most recently in 2013 by Meadowbrook Press as Can You Solve The Mystery?. Similar in style to Encyclopedia Brown, readers are given clues in the form of narration. An important distinction from the Encyclopedia Brown series"
"Vintage Crime/Black Lizard in 2012. Devil Red Devil Red is a crime mystery novel written by American author Joe R. Lansdale. It is the ninth novel in Lansdale's ""Hap and Leonard"" series. In this story Hap Collins and Leonard Pine are hired by a former police officer turned private investigator to investigate a cold case double homicide. As they get further into the investigation, they encounter The Dixie Mafia organized crime syndicate, a vampire cult, and a deadly assassin, Devil Red. This book was originally published by Alfred A. Knopf Publications as a trade hardcover in 2011 and was re-issued"
"Glenn Danzig Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Allen Anzalone; June 23, 1955) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer from Lodi, New Jersey. He is the founder of the bands Misfits, Samhain and Danzig. He owns the Evilive record label as well as Verotik, an adult-oriented comic book publishing company. Having begun in the mid-1970s, Danzig's musical career has encompassed a number of genres through the years, including punk rock, heavy metal, industrial, blues and classical music. He has also written songs for other musicians, most notably Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison. As a singer, he is noted for"