The Last National Service Man - Reginald Hill

When Dalziel met Pascoe...DC Pascoe, new to mid-Yorkshire, has already heard plenty about his boss, Superintendent 'Fat' Andy Dalziel. But larger than life though he is Dalziel fails to impress the eager young detective on their first meeting...When Dalziel is kidnapped, it takes a man of Pascoe's inexperience to talk himself into being taking hostage as well. Now their lives rest on the whim of a madman - worse, a madman with a serious and justifiable grudge against the Superintendent.Can Dalziel and Pascoe get over their differences and work together to escape their gaoler?