By Reginald Hill
Superintendent Dalziel falls for the lately bereaved Mrs Fielding's considerable charms, and needs to be rescued from a clutter of unpolluted corpses through Inspector Pascoe. After seeing Inspector Pascoe off on his honeymoon with a couple of ill-chosen phrases, Superintendent Andy Dalziel quickly runs into difficulty and water on his personal solitary vacation. Rescued via a host of slightly pleased mourners, he accompanies them again to their rundown mansion to dry off. the landlord of Lake apartment, Bonnie Fielding, turns out much less by way of her husband's tragic demise than by way of the matter of saving the kinfolk fortunes. triggered not just by means of a certified interest but additionally by means of a extra own curiosity in Mrs Fielding's abundant charms, Dalziel remains on. by the point Pascoe reappears, there were numerous extra deaths and it seems like the typically hard-headed Dalziel may have compromised himself past redemption!
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Swimming would have been a sport more suitable, thought Dalziel, watching his efforts at propulsion. Basically, he had a not inelegant style, tossing the pole high and sliding it into the water with a casual flick of strong, supple wrists. The trouble was, deduced Dalziel, that the pole was then plunged two or three feet into sodden earth and his efforts to drag it out acted as a brake, so that the punt moved even more jerkily than the coffin. The Indian Maid spotted Dalziel first and drew the attention of the others to him.
Looking back, she saw him standing in the middle of the car park, waving the umbrella in a gesture of farewell and (accidentally, she hoped) menace. ' she asked Pascoe anxiously. 'No one does,' he replied with confidence. Thank God for that. ' She relaxed with a deep sigh, then suddenly laughed. 'But he was funny, wasn't he? Leg up/' Pascoe laughed with her and they even managed to laugh again five minutes later when they were stopped by a police Panda driver, curious to know why they were towing a police helmet, a police boot and a banner inscribed Hello!
Oh yes. Specially when it's on the billiard table,' said the other. There was no answer to this and they finished their cigarettes in silence. ' asked Dalziel, growing tired of the unrelenting lap of water. 'Some say his heart stopped,' said the boatman. ' With difficulty Dalziel restrained himself from bellowing don't you get funny with me! ' he asked instead. 'Me? ' He relapsed into a silence which plainly rejected breaking by any conventional social means. Dalziel walked along the water's edge a short way and stood inspecting the punt gun.