• Ruling Passion

  • Dalziel and Pascoe Series, Book 3
  • By: Reginald Hill
  • Narrated by: Brian Glover
  • Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (115 ratings)

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Ruling Passion

By: Reginald Hill
Narrated by: Brian Glover
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Publisher's summary

Peter Pascoe is in shock. A weekend in the country with old friends turns into a nightmare when he finds three of them dead and the missing fourth a prime suspect in the eyes of the local police. They want his cooperation. Superintendent Andy Dalziel wants him back in Yorkshire where a string of unsolved burglaries are turning nasty. But it is all getting too much for Pascoe?
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"Hill remains one of the finest crime writers of this era." (Booklist)

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Good Grief !!

I'm a Reginald Hill fan and especially enjoy Pascoe and Dalziel but holy guacamole !! Brain Glover is not the right narrator!!! This is the second time I've bit on a R. Hill book only to find a poor performance. Note to self: Pay attention to name of narrator!!

Frankly, I don't know if this is a good story or not -- I could barely understand most of it and could feel my ears clamping down the rest of the time.

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narrator disapointing

I love Reginald Hill's novels, and thoroughly enjoyed an earlier audiobook, Deadheads, read by Col in Buchanan. However, Brian Glover, the reader on this and, sad to read, several other Hill audiobooks, in not in the same class. The character voices are inconsistent, he seems to be almost screaming in many parts, and his accent is hard to understand. I'd give this a two, except that Hill's writing almost overcomes the defects caused by the reader.

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reader ruins the book

The reader takes what may have been a good story and ruins it. His reading is uneven in volume and pace and even is monotone at times. He hurries along as if he is going to be paid a bonus if he finishes the book more quickly. His interpretation of voices is so vague that you cannot easily tell who is who. Dalziel, with his frequently mentioned size, has a high-pitched voice that rightly belongs to a smaller person. All of this makes finishing this book a matter of endurance, which is a shame. I like the series.

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good early story

Before Pascoe marries, Ellie clashes with Dalziel, who, in classic Dalziel fashion, wants them to get married. This is the side plot to a good murder story involving old friends (of Peter and Ellie), found murdered in a country cottage. The battle in the antique store is a memorable Dalziel escapade.

I agree that the narrator (Brian Glover) is not as good as Colin Buchanan. Glover's voice for Wield is weak. But he's not terrible; I've listened to this audiobook several ties.

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Poorly read

The reader has a very strong accent. The dilevery by Clover was flat and loud.

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Great Story - but awful narration

What didn’t you like about Brian Glover’s performance?

He's a very monotone reader, and whilst undoubtedly a fine actor, this is not his forte

Any additional comments?

Thankfull the story is up to Mr Hills usual quality, but I won't be getting anymore narrated by Mr Glover

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Awful narrator

He speaks incredibly rapidly and in a near monotone. It's like listening to a nervous graduation speaker, this one with a British accent.

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"X has many names."

Book three in the Dalzeil and Pascoe series. Pascoe is about to receive confirmation of promotion and he and Ellie, encouraged by Dalziel, are talking marriage when the couple unexpectedly discover the bodies of three of Ellie's university friends, and a fourth, presumed to be the killer, missing. It is too close for unbiased detection. As Dalziel is occupied with another case, the obsession of who murdered the friends throws Pascoe's life into confusion.
This is not the first time I had read this book but could remember nothing of it beyond tthe opening sequences. And now I know why: convoluted plotting and two many introduced protagonists. It makes for a muddying of the solution. As I think back on it now, it again seems to slowly merge and crumble in my mind. Narration by Brian Glover did not help, his abrasive Yorkshire accented delivery, usually so successful in capturing the character of the writing, this time only confused, the usually distinctive voices of individual protagonists often merging into an initially single-sounding, unidentified voice, delivered blaringly and, often, over loudly.

I usually enjoy the Dalziel and Pascoe books immensely. This one, despite the promising start, not so much.

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dreadful narrator

I couldn't finish the book! Worst narration ever! Attempt to do voices and accents FAIL.

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Performance Undermines story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

A huge Reginald Hill fan, I have books, DVDs, tapes and audiobooks for most of Hill's titles and all Dalziel & Pascoe series. Brian Glover's gutteral delivery on Ruling Passion, apt for Dalziel, grates for the other characters. Too bad. Also, supposed to be unabridged, some dialogue appears to be missing.

Oh, well, it's still a treat. Story is intriguing enough to hold interest.

Ajones
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How could the performance have been better?

A different actor.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Pretty long for one sitting, unless one is an invalid and in bed all day. It takes some concentration, and will hold up over a few days or more.

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