Reginald Hill

Reginald Hill
Born(1936-04-03)3 April 1936
Died12 January 2012(2012-01-12) (aged 75)
OccupationNovelist
GenreCrime fiction
SpousePatricia Ruell (1960–2012)

Reginald Charles Hill FRSL (3 April 1936 – 12 January 2012) was an English crime writer and the winner in 1995 of the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement. He was inducted into the prestigious Detection Club in 1978.