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An Advancement of Learning
An Advancement of Learning | Reginald Hill
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The “master of . . . cerebral puzzle mysteries” sends his Yorkshire detectives back to college to be taught a lesson in murder (The New York Times). Reginald Hill “raised the classical British mystery to new heights” when he introduced pugnacious Yorkshire Det. Inspector Andrew Dalziel and his partner, the callow Sgt. Peter Pascoe (The New York Times Book Review). Their chafing differences in education, manners, technique, and temperament made them “the most remarkable duo in the annals of crime fiction” (Toronto Star). Adapted into a long-running hit show for the BBC, the Gold Dagger Award–winning series is now available as ebooks. If Alison Girling, former principal of England’s Holm Coultram College, died in an avalanche in Austria, why has her skeleton been unearthed on campus? While no love is lost between conservative detective Andrew Dalziel and the entirety of Liberal Arts, his attention to the grim discovery must be paid. But when he and Peter Pascoe scour the ivory tower for answers, they discover that the shady faculty and creepy student body have more to bury than just one corpse. Try two—and counting. As Pascoe is sidelined by an old college flame, Dalziel’s suspicions of academia are becoming dire. Because the deeper he digs for secrets, the dirtier they get in this “steadily, edgily amusing . . . dark comedy” (Kirkus Reviews). An Advancement of Learning is the 3rd book in the Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
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Andrew65
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Finished my first book of the #24B4Monday Readathon. This is the second book of the Dalziel and Pascoe Series, and am really enjoying the feeling of these books read by the late Brian Glover. He certainly gives them that Yorkshire feel. Now got book 3 lined up.
Currently at 9 hrs 44 mins.
#teamslaughter

Clwojick woohoo! 4y
Andrew65 Thanks 😊 4y
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rabbitprincess
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The second Dalziel and Pascoe book, this is a relatively straightforward case set at a university. Some of the later books are more innovative in form or structure and can actually be a bit too clever for me, but this one is nice and uncomplicated.

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squirrelbrain
Advancement of Learning | Reginald Hill
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I hope I‘m allowed to post this here - no ulterior motives other than I love doing Futurelearn courses....
Here‘s two that may be of interest - one starts Jan, the other Feb. They‘re usually free - you only pay if you want a certificate. I‘ve signed up to both so let me know if you‘re joining in!

squirrelbrain Oh dear, the pic didn‘t come out properly. The other course was ‘How to read a novel‘ run by Edinburgh University.... sorry! 6y
quietlycuriouskate I hadn't heard of futurelearn: will definitely look into it. I did a couple of courses with OpenLearn earlier in the year. 6y
squirrelbrain Yes, definitely do look into it @River_Voice. I've done loads of courses with them - languages, history, health - i'm a bit of a learning geek! 📖📖 6y
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Onioons
Advancement of Learning | Reginald Hill
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Day4 of #augustofpages My favourite #booksquad are Reginald Hill's Yorkshire detectives. The straight talking Dalziel, the new breed of policeman Pascoe and, my favourite, the dry humoured Wield. "Dalziel's supporters claimed his rudeness was calculated; others, impressed by his record, were willing to concede it might be intuitive; Pascoe asserted it was merely digestive." #bookphotochallenge

brendanmleonard Love the colors of these - I need to read this series! 8y
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