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A gunman is terrorising young women.

What links these seemingly random murders? Is the marksman with a rifle the same person as the killer with a handgun? Or do the police have two snipers on their hands?

Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler is in charge of the case, but is struggling to cope with a tragedy at the heart of his family.

The pressure is mounting...

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Length: 466 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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Hill tackles Val McDermid territory with a bit more subtlety and a close look at love-how it begins, persists and ends-that may have readers turning to their significant others for a reassuring kiss.

-- "Kirkus Reviews"

The fact that The Vows of Silence is light on what traditionally constitutes a mystery plot hardly registers. It's the intelligence of this brooding series that rivets a reader's attention.

-- "Washington Post"

This top-notch, tautly plotted British mystery series just keeps getting better. Serrailler is a satisfyingly complex character with a challenging job aided by a supporting cast of strong and believable characters.

-- "Library Journal" --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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'Eagerly awaited by all aficionados of crime fiction.' (P.D. James)

'As always, Hill creates a marvellous cast of characters with absorbing contemporary concerns.' (The Daily Mail)

'The narrative is so streamlined and effective that it races beautifully along until it smacks against the buffers of an unexpected but entirely convincing ending.' (The Spectator) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Print length : 466 pages
Publisher : Vintage Digital (27 June 2011)
Language: : English
ASIN : B0057WR5A4
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Best Sellers Rank: 122,539 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Arrived 3 days late.

Reviewed in Australia on 30 August 2020

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Dennis Watkinson

Excellent

Reviewed in Australia on 12 January 2018

Second time i have read it because i loved it so much.

Interesting characterisation. Well written. Great plot. All her books are good.

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Miss F

Queen of ghost stories turns to crime writing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2019

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I loved Susan Hill’s ghost story, ‘The Woman in Black’, so when her crime series was recommended, I didn’t hesitate. I seriously cannot stop reading the Simon Serrailler stories. The characters in Hill’s books feel real in every sense and the story lines are incredibly absorbing. I don’t get enough time to read as much as I would love to, but I am reading these back to back. I would suggest reading them in order, particularly books two and three (The Pure in Heart; The Risk of Darkness) , as they have a run on story line. Love them!

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Susan Hill is a very good writer but...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2020

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This is the fourth one in the series I've read. It's basically a soap opera with added murrders. The characters are well written and Simon is suitably complex and unlikable. Be prepared for fatal illnesses and deaths amongst the main characters and their friends in each of the books - as well as the occasional unrelated murder of a family friends' relative along the way. OK so far, but what has finaly made me decide to stop here is the creepng rather pompous Christianity and praying (whole verses included) indulged in by a number of the key characters which has started to get me down. To top it all, the rather self-rightous female vicar is of Jewish heritage which could have been interesting to explore, but is only mentioned briefly as being a "problem" for her mother ( a sterotyped, cold heartred, North London child psychoanalyst who also gets murdered by an ex patient who was presumably damaged by her uncaring nature). Enough - Susan Hill is a writer of great talent, but this series is really not for me.

Francis Frost

So depressing!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2020

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Yes it's well written, but oh so depressing. Half the characters have cancer, are caring for cancer patients, or have lost someone to cancer. The other half get shot at or are wounded in accidents. I kept reading to the end but I'm not sure why, the plot is quite ridiculous. No more for me from this author, too bleak, and no real warmth to be found in the characterisation.

SusanMcC

Over done on religion.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 October 2014

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I remember reading earlier Serrailler novels and enjoying them. This one doesn't do it for me. Too long spent on the religious soul searching of a minor character who might just get into a relationship with Simon. Then the other sub-plot of Tom who "gets" religion and jumps off a tall building. It was as if these sub wanderings were just there to pad out a sorry tale. There were few if any connections within the plot to the killer and a big let down in the final capture. Even if I don't manage to join the dots as I go through the plot I like to be able to look back and recognise what I missed. I appreciate that his sister's situation could have been built up to see the impact on Simon as he trailed the murderer but even then there was no real emotional impact on the actual main story just a very sad parallel line. This just didn't do it for me. It was as if the series was more important than the novel when each should be able to stand alone and if anything make you desperate to get the next. I'm now desperate to miss it.

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The Vows of Silence

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2008

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This book is every bit as gripping as its predecessors. A gunman is terrorising Lafferton, especially young women about to get married. Simon has to track down this serial killer before he can do any more damage. The press don't think he is doing enough and his colleagues are frustrated at the lack of meaningful leads. But Simon must also deal with the serious illness of his brother in law and the advent of a new woman into his widowed father's life.

What always grips me about these stories is that Simon is a far from perfect human being. He resents his father's new partner and cannot make up his mind about whether he wants someone in his own life permanently. He rows with his much loved sister Cat, and lets his own feelings colour his relationships with colleagues to the extent he almost misses his chance to unmask the gunman.

As ever, this is a complex story with many sub plots which keep you guessing right to the end. I had my suspicions about the identity of the gunman - which proved to be correct - but this did not spoil my enjoyment of the story. The clues are there but so are the red herrings and there are several possible candidates. Will Helen and Phil find happiness in spite of Helen's disapproving son? How will Cat cope when she has to be doctor and wife and still maintain a normal front for the children? What about the fate of the various young women about to be married and the Royal visitors to the society wedding? Jane Fitzroy also makes an appearance - how will Simon deal with seeing her again? This is a well written and thought provoking psychological thriller about human beings - faults and all.

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