There Are No Ghosts in the Soviet Union: And Other Stories

By: Reginald Hill

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Synopsis: &“Dark humor . . . clever plotting . . . and a few fine shivers&” in Hill&’s collection of short fiction, including a Dalziel and Pascoe story (Kirkus Reviews). Best known for his Dalziel and Pascoe novels, which were adapted into a hit BBC series, Reginald Hill proves himself to be a &“master of . . . cerebral puzzle mysteries&” in his stand-alone novels and short stories as well—now available as ebooks (The New York Times). &“With gleeful malice aforethought, Hill explodes the genre of the short murder tale and diverts it to his own wicked, original ends&” in these five stories and one novella (Publishers Weekly). In &“Bring Back the Cat,&” a missing feline leads British PI Joe Sixsmith to a shocking discovery in the suburbs. A freak death at a sadistic French military training camp ignites revenge in &“The Bull Ring.&” In &“Auteur Theory,&” a marvelous meta-fictional story, author Reginald Hill unleashes his rage when one of his Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries is made into a less-than-stellar movie. &“Poor Emma&” dashes the expectations of Jane Austen&’s heroine after her marriage to Mr. Knightley. A home invasion takes an unexpected twist in &“Crowded Hour.&” And in the title tale, a Russian inspector turns ghost hunter to solve a puzzling fifty-year-old mystery.