Synopses & Reviews
Susan HillAs Simon Serrailler series has established itself as superior crime fare with four gripping psychological thrillers already in print.
Serrailler has just wrapped up a particularly exhausting and difficult case and is on sabbatical on a far-flung Scottish island when he is called back to Lafferton by the Chief Constable. Two local prostitutes have been found strangled. When the wife of the St. MichaelAs Cathedral Dean goes missing and then another respectable woman is taken on her way to work, the townspeople grow angry and afraid. Serrailler is in the greatest danger of his life. REVIEW: Praise for Susan Hill
A3As every Trollope reader knows, English cathedral towns can be hotbeds of viciousness and vice. And so it is in Lafferton, where Susan Hill sets her thoughtful mysteries. As if it werenAt bad enough that flesh traffickers from Eastern Europe have been deploying a small army of underage prostitutes on the edge of town in Shadows in the Street, the unpopular new dean of the cathedral, a Ahappy-clappyA Anglican evangelical, and his overbearing wife (Athe Mrs. Proudie of St. MichaelAsA) are hell-bent on saving the souls of these AMagdalenes, A whether they like it or not. Simon Serrailler, the brooding detective hero, doesnAt appear on the scene until a serial killer begins picking off some of the local working girls whoAve been displaced by the foreign competition. But his absence allows Hill to direct her elegant prose to other characters, especially SerraillerAs widowed sister, observed in depth as she struggles to live with her grief.A -- Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
A3ItAs the intelligence of this brooding series that rivets a readerAs attention.A -- Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post
A3Hill knows how to keep those pages turning.A -- Chicago Sun-Times
A3This is the fifth of Hill's exceptional series (after The Various Haunts of Men, The Pure in Heart, The Risk of Darkness, and The Vows of Silence). Her characters continue to be intelligent and engaging, and the perfect balance of drama, atmosphere, and suspense holds the reader to the very last page. Highly recommended for fans of thoughtful British mysteries, especially those written by P.D. James, Martha Grimes, and Tana French.A -- Library Journal
A3It is really the characters that are so strong in these novels and even the minor characters are brought to life... As usual, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.A -- Canadian Bookworm Blog
A3Hill continues to engage us with fresh characters and intriguing story lines.A -- MostlyFiction.com
A3Elegant proseA -- New York Times Book Review
A3Right from its rain drenched opening lines, Shadows draws the reader into its bleak landscape. Hill is a master at creating atmosphere the autumn chill hovering over the town seeps right into the story, and tightens its hold on the reader as the plot hurtles towards its climaxA strong writing, taut pace and finely etched charactersA -- BookPleasures.com
A3 Susan HillAs]ability to get inside the head of a serial killer is next to none. She has a way of making the reader view life from the point of view of someone who is deranged and on the brink of destruction. Her novels are full of characters that have depth and versatility and her plot lines are full of suspense and nail biting action. If you like a good mystery or thriller, this series will be right up your alleyA Susan Hill has done a remarkable job.A -- DebAs Book Bag Blog
Review
Praise for Susan Hill "It's the intelligence of this brooding series that rivets a reader's attention." -Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post
"Hill knows how to keep those pages turning." -Chicago Sun-Times
"This is the fifth of Hill's exceptional series (after The Various Haunts of Men, The Pure in Heart, The Risk of Darkness, and The Vows of Silence). Her characters continue to be intelligent and engaging, and the perfect balance of drama, atmosphere, and suspense holds the reader to the very last page. Highly recommended for fans of thoughtful British mysteries, especially those written by P.D. James, Martha Grimes, and Tana French." --Library Journal
Synopsis
Serrailler has just wrapped up a particularly exhausting and difficult case and is on sabbatical on a far-flung Scottish island when he is called back to Lafferton by the Chief Constable. Two local prostitutes have been found strangled. When the wife of the St. Michael's Cathedral Dean goes missing and then another respectable woman is taken on her way to work, the townspeople grow angry and afraid. Serrailler is in the greatest danger of his life.
Synopsis
Serrailler is on sabbatical on a far-flung Scottish island when he is called back to Lafferton. Two local prostitutes have been found strangled. When the wife of the St. Michael's Cathedral Dean goes missing, the townspeople grow angry and afraid.
Synopsis
Susan Hill's Simon Serrailler series has established itself as superior crime fare with four gripping psychological thrillers already in print.
About the Author
Susan Hill's novels and short stories have won the Whitbread, Somerset Maugham, and John Llewellyn Rhys awards, and the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year, and been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. She is the author of fifty-six books. The play adapted from her famous ghost story, The Woman in Black, has been running in the West End since 1989; it is also a major feature film starring Daniel Radcliffe. Her crime novels featuring DCS Simon Serrailler are currently being adapted for TV.