Hill is an instinctive and complete novelist who is blessed with a spontaneous storytelling gift Frances Fyfield, Mail on Sunday

If youve already met Dalziel and Pascoe, youre in for a treat. If you havent yet had the pleasure, youre in for a revelation! Here in four stories we track their partnership from curtain-up to last act; from the mean streets of Mid-Yorkshire to the mountains of the moon.

The Last National Service Man reveals the truth, hitherto buried in police files, of their momentous first encounter, while Pascoes Ghost is a chilling tale taking us deep into Poe country. Dalziels Ghost, meanwhile, finds the man who normally wouldnt be seen dead in a graveyard expressing a surprising interest in the other side. And finally, One Small Step takes a giant leap forward to the first murder on the moon.