Reginald Hill
Reginald Hill (Reginald Charles Hill) was born on April 3rd, 1936. Reginald passed away January 12th, 2012 at 75 years old. Reginald Hill was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, England.
Reginald Hill was the author of the Dalziel & Pascoe series which consists of 24 novels. The Dalziel & Pascoe series started in 1970 with the novel A Clubbable Woman. The most recently released novel in the Dalziel & Pascoe series was Midnight Fugue which was released in 2009. There are no upcoming novels for the Dalziel & Pascoe series.
Reginald Hill has appeared on the prestigous
Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! list two times. His novel
Child's Play was tied for #10 in 1989. He would top the list at #1 in 1993 for the novel
Bones and Silence.
Reginald Hill made Japan's
Honkaku Mystery Best 10 international list once. In a three-way tie, his book
On Beulah Height shared 10th place on the 2001 list with
A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs by
Ellis Peters and
End of a Party by Hillary Waugh.
Reginald Hill: Awards & Accolades
Reginald Hill has won multiple awards including: The Crime Writer's Association Award, Diamond Dagger Award, in 1995 and Theakston's Old Peculier, Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction, in 2010.
Hill's books have also won multiple awards, Bones and Silence won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award, in 1990. On Beulah Height won the Barry Award, Best Novel, in 1999. A Candle for Christmas won the Macavity Award, Best Short Story, in 2001. The Woodcutter won the Barry Award, Best British Crime Novel, in 2011.
The following novels by Reginald Hill were also nominated for these awards:
- The Spy's Wife: Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel (1981).
- Deadheads: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (1983).
- Child's Play: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (1987).
- Under World: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (1988).
- Proxime Accessit: Agatha Award, Best Short Story (1990).
- Bones and Silence: Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel (1991).
- Recalled to Life: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (1992).
- Blood Sympathy: Crime Writer's Association Award, Last Laugh Dagger (1993).
- Pictures of Perfection: Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (1995).
- The Wood Beyond: Barry Award, Best Novel (1997).
- On Beulah Height: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (1998). Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (1999).
- Dialogues of the Dead: Barry Award, Best British Crime Novel (2002).
- Death Comes for the Fat Man / The Death of Dalziel: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2008).
- A Cure for All Diseases / The Price of Butcher's Meat: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2009).
- Midnight Fugue: Barry Award, Best British Crime Novel (2010).
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Reginald Hill: F.A.Q
When was Reginald Hill Born?
Reginald Hill was born on April 3rd, 1936.
When did Reginald Hill die?
Reginald Hill died on January 12th, 2012 at 75 years old.
Where was Reginald Hill Born?
Reginald Hill was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, England.
What awards has Reginald Hill won?
Reginald Hill has won the following awards: Diamond Dagger Award at the Crime Writer's Association Award (1995) and the Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction at Theakston's Old Peculier (2010).
What book awards has Reginald Hill won?
What was the first book Reginald Hill wrote?
The first book written by Reginald Hill was A Clubbable Woman, published in 1970.
What was the most recent book Reginald Hill wrote?
His most recently released work was Dalziel and Pascoe Hunt the Christmas Killer on October 27th, 2022.
How many books has Reginald Hill written?
Reginald Hill has written 59 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 24 books in the Dalziel & Pascoe Series, 3 books in the Dalziel & Pascoe Collections, 5 books in the Joe Sixsmith Series, 2 books in the Captain Fantom Series, 21 Standalone Novels, 2 Short Stories/Novellas, 2 books in the Short Story Collections.