Review
'As addictive as Rankin.' (The Scotsman)
'Not all great novelists can write crime fiction but when one like Susan Hill does the result is stunning.' (Ruth Rendell)
'Eagerly awaited by all aficionados of crime fiction.' (P.D. James)
'The real joy of the Serrailler series is Serrailler himself ... rich in incident and intrigue.' (Express UK)
'Arguably one of the UK’s best crime fiction writers.' (Pride Magazine)
'Hill is, as ever, a true writer and a true storyteller ... Her writing, never fancy or over-elaborate, is sweet and and clear and true, lifting the story above mass-market mass-killer lit.' (The Spectator)
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From the Publisher
Susan Hill is a prize-winning novelist, having been awarded the Whitbread, Somerset Maugham and John Llewelyn Rhys awards, as well as having been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She wrote
Mrs de Winter, the bestselling sequel to
Rebecca, and the ghost story
The Woman in Black, which was adapted for the stage and became a great success in the West End. Her books include a collection of exquisite short stories,
The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read, and the highly successful crime novel series about the detective Simon Serrailler.
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Review
"Not all great novelists can write crime fiction but when one like Susan Hill does the result is stunning" (Ruth Rendell)
"Eagerly awaited by all aficionados of crime fiction" (P.D. James)
"This is a crime series that specialises in side-stepping conventions, always to exhilarating effect.. The books succeed in harnessing all the genre's addictive power while maintaining a complexity and fascination all their own" (
Independent)
"The real joy of the Serrailler series is Serrailler himself…rich in incident and intrigue" (Christopher Bray
Express)
"The crime part of the novel…is very good. But as in all these books, we are also engaged in the continuing story of the Serrailler family… All this gives the novel a much richer texture than is usual in crime fiction…(Susan Hill) writes as an honest and disturbing witness to our times" (Allan Massie
Scotsman)
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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 56 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. Her crime novels featuring DCS Simon Serrailler are currently being adapted for TV.
Susan Hill was born in Scarborough and educated at King’s College London. She is married to the Shakespeare scholar Stanley Wells, and they have two daughters. Susan Hill was appointed a CBE in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Honours.
www.susan-hill.com
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From the Back Cover
The seventh Simon Serrailler crime novel How do you find a killer who doesn’t appear to exist? Duchess of Cornwall Close: sheltered accommodation, a mix of bungalows and flats, newly built and not quite finished. Despite the bitterly cold weather, elderly residents are moving in. They don’t notice the figure in the shadows. Someone who doesn't mind the cold.
Then, one snowy night, an old lady is murdered – dragged from her bed and strangled with a length of flex.
DCS Simon Serrailler and his team desperately search for a match, aware that the killer will strike again. But when they track down a name -- Alan Keyes – they can find no birth certificate, no address, no job, no family, no passport, no dental records. Nothing. Alan Keyes does not exist.
‘Not all great novelists can write crime fiction but when one like Susan Hill does the result is stunning’ Ruth Rendell
‘A new crime novel by Susan Hill is an event eagerly awaited by all aficionados’ P.D. James
Susan Hill is the author of over fifty books, including the six previous Serrailler crime novels:
The Various Haunts of Men,
The Pure in Heart,
The Risk of Darkness,
The Vows of Silence,
The Shadows in the Street and
The Betrayal of Trust. The play of her famous ghost story,
The Woman in Black, has been running in the West End since 1989 and is now a major film starring Daniel Radcliffe.
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