Order of Dalziel & Pascoe Books

The Dalziel and Pascoe series showcases English author Reginald Hill's innovative approach to crime fiction through the partnership of Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel and Detective Sergeant Peter Pascoe. These Yorkshire-based mysteries stand out for Hill's willingness to break conventional mystery writing rules—he experiments with non-linear storytelling and incorporates Peter's wife as a narrator in certain books. What makes these novels particularly compelling is their unpredictability; the detective duo doesn't always apprehend the criminals, adding genuine suspense to each investigation. The popularity of Hill's work led to a successful BBC television adaptation.

Hill launched this acclaimed series in 1970 with his first novel, A Clubbable Woman, and continued crafting these intricate mysteries for nearly four decades. The series concluded in 2009 with Midnight Fugue, encompassing 24 books total, which include full-length novels, novellas, and short story collections. The following list presents Hill's Dalziel and Pascoe books in their original publication sequence, which follows the chronological order of the series:

Notes: Death Comes for the Fat Man appears under the alternate title The Death of Dalziel. A Cure For All Diseases is also published as The Price of Butcher's Meat.