Dalziel and Pascoe/YMMV


 * Alternative Character Interpretation: Patrick Alderman in Deadheads is either the world's greatest serial killer, or is spectacularly lucky.
 * Genius Bonus: The novels frequently expect readers to recognize the significance of their extensive literary allusions, some of which (as in Death's Jest-Book) can be pretty obscure.
 * Hollywood Homely: Wield, because no actor could be as sublimely ugly as the novels' Wield.