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The Pure In Heart: Simon Serrailler Book 2 (Simon Serrailler series) by [Susan Hill]

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A little boy is snatched at the gate of his home while he waits for his lift to school.

An ex-con struggling to go straight finds himself drawn back into a criminal ring.

A young woman hovers between life and death.

Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler is called in to investigate. But with dead-ends mounting up and time running out, has he taken on a case so complex it threatens to defeat him?

Length: 381 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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A gripping and unusual procedural...A must-read.

-- "Kirkus Reviews"

Deft prose...[with] thoroughly engaging and believable characters...Strongly recommended.

-- "Library Journal"

Hill's smooth and engrossing style creates riveting suspense...An astonishing conclusion.

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'Not all great novelists can write crime crime fiction but when one like Susan Hill does it the result is stunning.' (Ruth Rendell)

'All the ingredients for the perfect English crime novel are here.' (The Daily Mail)

'A tantalising mystery.' (The Sunday Telegraph)

'For the first time in years, P.D. James has serious competition.' (Literary Review) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

ASIN : B0058CBBGC
Publisher : Vintage Digital (27 June 2011)
Language : English
File size : 4423 KB
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Print length : 381 pages

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Blue and white

Disappointed, as this wasn't much of a crime novel.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2017

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This wasn't really a crime novel at all which was a bit annoying. It was more like a a novel describing the differences between the Dr/lawyer types with smart cars and large houses, and those who live on social housing estates.
It was interesting to find out more about Serrailler and his family though, but not to the detriment of the plot of the missing child which seemed to be thrown in for good measure. He appears to be good at his job, but in his personal life his attitude towards women isn't that good. Having said that, Diana Mason should stop the self pitying what did I do wrong attitude, grow up and have a bit of self respect, and stop chasing around after him when it's blatantly obvious he doesn't want her.
Would an American no matter how rich, seriously offer £1 million for a project on the same day that he'd heard about it. Not very likely.
And so a character on the social housing estate prepares 'white toast'. So what! This comes across as being snobbish, and the author obviously thinks that eating white toast is working class, and that the middle classes only eat wholemeal toast.
As well as these niggles, I found the plot somewhat flat with very little action, an unresolved ending, and with the crime secondary to Serrailler and his family.
The only redeeming part for me was Andy, after coming out of prison and getting himself involved with a car theft, finally appears to have something going for him.
I've already bought the third book which I'll read, but if it's written in the same way, I may not bother with any more.

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Roz Bailey

Fair-to-middling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 July 2017

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Not as good as the first book in this series. Far too much of it concentrates on the personalities and inner turmoils of Serailler and his family members. His sister, Cat, doesn't come across as such a great character in this story either. All told, this novel is as much a family saga as a crime thriller which wasn't what I expected or wanted.
A good proofreader should have been employed by the publisher as well as it's full of errors.

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M. Harris

Heartrending Investigation

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 December 2020

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Like the first book in this series I found this one a slow burner. Felt it dragged until I was over a third of the way through. There is a great deal of detail about the main characters, the Serrailler family disfunction and the location. As with the previous book it built up pace towards the conclusion. Not sure about the ending. Part of me was disappointed, but the realist argued that this is how a lot of criminal investigations end. Good read.

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EllyBlue

Even better than part 1 in this series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 December 2014

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This, the second novel in the Simon Serailler series, is even better than the first one. DI Serailler is a less shadowy background figure than in the previous book, and one of the story lines tells of his tender relationship with his severely handicapped sister in a sensitive and compassionate way. There are a number of other characters whose stories Hill weaves into the narrative in a very effective way, creating a rich tapestry of people and plot in an utterly believable way. The main investigation in this book is of the disappearance of a nine year old boy, waiting for his lift to school. The real star of this series though is the fictional small city of Lafferton, with its cathedral, its hill and its beautiful surrounding countryside which are evoked really well through Hill's prose which is beautiful to read. This isn't a crime novel in the usual sense of the word and certainly not a whodunnit. (If that's what you are looking for, you will be disappointed). Instead, it's a novel about the impact of crime on ordinary lives in all sorts of ways. Highly recommended, and I can't wait to get started on number 3 in the series. (By the way, if you haven't read The Various Haunts Of Men: Simon Serrailler Book 1 (Simon Serrailler 1) then I would recommend that you start with that because part of this novel deals with the implications of a key event in that first book.)

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Autolycus

A page turner in the worst sense

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2020

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Having read and enjoyed the first book in this series I looked forward to the second but was sadly disappointed and won't be reading any more. It claims to be a crime novel but the crime element is incidental and unresolved (except for the minor sub-plot which is cleared up by another police force). It turns out that the case continues in the next volume - but I won't be following it.
At its heart is a a really tiresome character - DCI Serraiier - who moons about his dead colleague Freya (killed in the first book). Their "relationship" seems to have consisted of a meal in an Italian restaurant - there's an "affecting" scene in this book where he takes a colleague to the same restaurant and the memories come flooding back - give us a break! Then there's his equally tiresome family including a "handicapped" sister - does anyone use that term nowadays? - and a sub-plot about mercy killing (which, again, is unresolved).
The appearance of Diana and "old flame" who is pursuing Simon was really a subplot too far and from then on I started to flip ahead - so e=much easier to do on a Kindle - in the hope of rejoining the plot. I don't think I missed anything significant.
Hill's attitude to the "handicapped" is not the only annoying element of her world view. The contrast between the cozy, middle=class world of the Seraillers and the working class characters is marked. Apart from DS Coates - who, we are repeatedly reminded, has "escaped" from his council estate origins - all the working-class characters are unpleasant caricatures. (I think Hill must watch a lot of old black-and-white British movies) And the details all underline this - the smelly trainers, the white bread toast!!!
And we have two characters introduced late in the book - the Chief Constable and DCS Chapman -who fulfill the same role which is to reassure the investigating team (and us, presumably) that they have done everything possible and by the book to find the missing child.
So, if you're looking for a police procedural which focuses on the crime and its solution - look elsewhere.

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