Child’s Play

Child’s Play
Reginald Hill

‘Reginald Hill stands head and shoulders above any other writer of crime fiction’ ObserverWhen Geraldine Lomas dies, her huge fortune is left to an animal rights organization, a fascist front and a services benevolent fund. But at her funeral a middle-aged man steps forward, claiming to be her long-lost son and rightful heir.He is later found shot dead in the police car park, leaving behind a multitude of suspects. And Superintendent Dalziel and Peter Pascoe find themselves plunged into an investigation that makes most of their previous cases look like child’s play…

REGINALD HILL

CHILD’S PLAY

A Dalziel and Pascoe novel

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Version: 2015-06-18

For Rose and Peter

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u0850de29-d241-529e-85a8-1110cc1a6fe6)

Title Page (#u45a51711-d1c0-5e24-a636-b26ff7a3eb6d)

Copyright (#u0748b17a-6c09-5672-ac6c-01de5e0039b4)

Dedication (#u1351690e-a294-547d-b10a-1595982e198d)

Prologue (#ucae15526-9ee5-5a6d-94be-8514c6ba3475)

Chapter 1 (#u00c7a9b9-1697-582b-9140-743bd1ca8655)

SECOND ACT: Voices from the Grave (#u2a5adb64-a815-5bc1-86f7-9ff01c6723fd)

Chapter 1 (#ua8e968d3-f58a-5ac9-8656-4402d733d7e6)

Chapter 2 (#ub72231c7-99af-5292-85ad-cf5ffd4e6527)

Chapter 3 (#uce72099e-d3b0-5c0a-8926-baabae1373b7)

Chapter 4 (#uab546176-af98-5dcd-84f5-707d6f7ca26f)

Chapter 5 (#ud418b3f8-365c-5877-8448-a06dbfc44518)

Chapter 6 (#u0130a172-e001-515d-a41b-fb3612ac1e93)

Chapter 7 (#uaa2d7718-91f9-5ab6-89db-306d5fa0381b)

Chapter 8 (#ud3495cbb-d659-5825-b201-1322040b2fe8)

Chapter 9 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 10 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13 (#litres_trial_promo)

THIRD ACT: Voices from the Gallery (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter 2 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 3 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 4 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 5 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 6 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 7 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 8 (#litres_trial_promo)

FIRST ACT: Voices from a Far Country (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 1 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 2 (#litres_trial_promo)