Ruling Passion is a 1973 crime novel by Reginald Hill, the third novel in the Dalziel and Pascoe series.

The novel opens with Detective Peter Pascoe arriving at what should have been a reunion of old friends.

To solve the crime, Pascoe needs both his superior officer, Andy Dalziel and his romantic partner—and Dalziel's feminist antagonist—Elli.

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