Book: ‘Ruling Passion’ by Reginald Hill
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Oct.01, 2018, under Books
Ruling Passion by Reginald Hill
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Author Reginald Hill tosses one of his main characters into the witness role of a murder and has fun working out his character in the role and as a member of law enforcement. I believe Hill handles this well and better fleshes out his character Pascoe and his girlfriend. There’s another active set of mysteries also brewing that pitches character Pascoe back and forth from mystery to mystery. Seems to me Hill could’ve worked that part out much better. Hill makes it all confusing with little effort to establishing setting from one to the other.
Set more to the side is the second of Hill’s duo, Dalziel, who is relegated to humorous sidekick. Dalziel does help with wrap up, but still more a minor role.
The writing is excellent. Especially with characters. The settings are so-so. The plotting should have been reworked.
Bottom line: I recommend this book. 5 out of ten points.
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