{"product_id":"good-morning-midnight-isbn-9780060528072","title":"Good Morning, Midnight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A complex and deeply satisfying tale...one part traditional English whodunit and one part shadowy corporate thriller.\" –\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Reginald Hill, acclaimed mystery writer and winner of the prestigious Diamond Dagger Award, comes a brilliant psychological \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estory of a mysterious death that echoes one in the past.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProminent businessman Pal Maciver locked himself in his study and shot himself. It's an open-and-shut case, as far as Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel is concerned. Except...Maciver's father died in an almost identical manner ten years earlier, and \"Fat Andy\" was the investigating officer. Pal's strange and strained relationship with his beautiful, enigmatic stepmother, Kay Kafka, also raises warning flags. And the family's shady corporate dealings carry two apparent acts of self-slaughter far beyond the borders of Yorkshire, causing policeman Peter Pascoe to question his superior's reticence...and his motives.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eHailed by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e as \"the master of form and sorcerer of style,\" Reginald Hill is undoubtedly at the top of his form in this gripping story of a mysterious death that echoes one in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Somewhere distantly a church clock began to strike midnight. In the muffling fog, it sounded both familiar and threatening, like the bell on a warning buoy tolled by the ocean's rhythmic swell.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood Morning, Midnight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYorkshire's coppers Andy Dalziel and Peter Pascoe are investigating the suicide of prominent businessman Pal Maciver. It seems to be a clear-cut case: he shot himself while sitting at his desk in his locked study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut things are not quite what they seem. When Pascoe digs deeper, he finds threads going back to another, almost identical death -- that of Maciver's father. And even more disturbing: Pascoe's boss, Detective Superintendent Dalziel, was the officer on that case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Dalziel checking his every move, Pascoe is forced to lead his own investigation, plunging into the past to uncover truths about the Maciver family, particularly Pal's relationship with his step-mother, the beautiful and enigmatic Kay Kafka. He soon realizes that the implications of Maciver's death stretch far beyond the borders of Yorkshire. And when a key witness -- exotic hooker Dolores, \"Lady of Pain\" -- disappears, the death takes on a far more complicated and mysterious face.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Reginald Hill’s novels are really dances to the music of time, his heroes and villains interconnecting, their stories entwining.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan Rankin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A real treat. The characters are deftly drawn, the plot constantly delivers surprises and the assured narrative demonstrates again what a terrific comic writer [Hill] is.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Literate without being pedantic, humorous without undercutting suspense, Hill’s book will keep you reading far beyond the midnight hour.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Absorbing...enjoyable....The writing is brilliant, witty and erudite...the sharply etched characters are memorably individual.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“He may not be the most famous British mystery author...but Reginald Hill may very well be the best.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTampa Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Literate, nuanced, dark-souled....Hill keeps the reader mesmerized.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hill has provided readers with a superior example of the mystery form -- one with a deliciously cold sting in the final pages.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wickedly clever.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hill is in splendid form here, his plot masterful, his scenario up-to-the-minute regarding world events, and his writing suspenseful, stylish, literary...and even philosophical. Topnotch crime fiction from a master.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hill’s writing seems to only get sharper and punchier.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Antonio Express-News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A dazzler--Hill’s best in years.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“No one writes a more civilized British police procedural than Reginald Hill. His intricately constructed plots are studded with challenging puzzle components like coded messages and locked-room crime scenes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Hill] unwinds skeins of intrigue, passion and betrayal....There aren’t many novels in which the words themselves help add to the challenge of identifying a killer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reginald Hill turns the genre on its ear in \u003cem\u003eGood Morning, Midnight\u003c\/em\u003e....well worth the price of admission.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Rocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hill’s...continued willingness to challenge the mystery genre and the masterful way he works his story are well worth the price of admission.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hill’s sleuths, Dalziel and Pascoe, never fail to entertain.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hill writes with an intelligence and wit that make him, in my opinion, possibly the best crime writer of our day.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCapital Times (Madison, Wisconsin)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The meandering complexity of the plot and the entertaining departmental byplay succeed in teasing the reader along to the neat bookend of a finale.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889085968613,"sku":"NP9780060528072","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060528072.jpg?v=1730230479","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/good-morning-midnight-isbn-9780060528072","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}