A superb collection of short stories from Reginald Hill, the award-winningauthor of the Dalziel and Pascoe novels and 'the best living male crimewriter in the English-speaking world' (Independent) In suburban Luton, aprivate detective on his first case discovers that curiosity can kill morethan just the cat! meanwhile, in wartime Boulogne, one officer will doanything to ensure that his men are ready to kill for their country! andin Stalinist Moscow, Inspector Chislenko must find out why three peoplehave just witnessed a 50-year-old murder. From France to Russia, the 1830sto 1916 and the present day, Reginald Hill has crafted half a dozentantalizing tales of the unexpected. He asks questions that will intrigueand gives answers that will astound. Featuring some of his best-lovedcharacters, among them Joe Sixsmith and, of course, Dalziel and Pascoe,this is Reginald Hill at his devilish best.