Reginald Hill

  • 97

    Catalog books

  • 19

    Works

  • 1985 to 2019

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Reginald Hill has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 97 catalog-linked books across 1985 to 2019, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Mystery & Thriller, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points. If you want the easiest first click, start with Death Comes for the Fat Man (Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1985 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from HarperCollins and Librairie des Champs-Elysées.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Mystery & Thriller entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from HarperCollins and Librairie des Champs-Elysées

Genres and themes: Mystery & Thriller • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1985 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from HarperCollins and Librairie des Champs-Elysées.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Death Comes for the Fat Man (Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries)

    Harpercollins • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 416 pages.

  2. death of Dalziel

    HarperCollins • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 408 pages.

  3. Singing the Sadness

    HarperCollins • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 256 pages.

  4. The Long Kill

    HarperCollins • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 272 pages.

  5. Under world

    Felony & Mayhem Press • 2011 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2011 • 326 pages.

  6. Dream of darkness

    HarperCollins Publishers Ltd • 2009 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 256 pages.

  7. Midnight Fugue

    HarperCollins • 2009 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2009 • 434 pages.

  8. Ruling Passion

    Felony & Mayhem • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 291 pages.

  9. Death of a Dormouse (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries) (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries)

    Felony & Mayhem • 2006 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  10. Good Morning, Midnight

    Harpercollins • 2005 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 433 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • death of Dalziel is the easier short commitment, while Death Comes for the Fat Man (Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries) asks for more reading time up front.

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