''Fast paced and packed with the Yorkshire duo’s trademark humour’ Daily Mirror‘These stories will make a perfect Christmas present for mystery fiction aficionados’ Guardian’Fast paced and packed with the Yorkshire duo’s trademark humour’ Daily Mirror‘These stories will make a perfect Christmas present for mystery fiction aficionados’ GuardianA vicar nailed to a tree in Yorkshire.The theft of a priceless artefact during a fire.A detective forced to tell the truth for 24 hours.A body hidden in a basement.From the restless streets of London to the wilds of the Lake District, displaying all his trademark humour, playfulness and clever plotting, this landmark collection brings together the very best of Reginald Hill’s short stories for the first time, complete with a foreword from Val McDermid.PRAISE FOR REGINALD HILL‘One of Britain’s most consistently excellent crime novelists’The Times‘A real treat.The characters are deftly drawn, the plot constantly delivers, surprises and the assured n