Ruling Passion Author:Reginald Hill Police Sergeant Peter Pascoe and his girl, Eleanor Soper, had been invited to spend a September weekend with old friends of his, Colin and Rose Hopkins, at their cottage in the town of Thornton Lacey. Pascoe tried the front door. It wasn't locked, and he went in Through the long room, where there had obviously been a party the night before, i... more »nto the dining room. From which he emerged abruptly, white faced and tried to stop Ellie from looking into the room.« less