Best Susan Hill Books

The Soul of Discretion

Simon Serrailler • Book 8

by Susan Hill

Lafferton's new Chief Constable gives Simon Serrailler a case demanding complete discretion, but the detective discovers that some secrets are too dangerous to keep quiet.

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Lafferton's new Chief Constable gives Simon Serrailler a case demanding complete discretion, but the detective discovers that some secrets are too dangerous to keep quiet.

The Woman in Black

by Susan Hill, John Lawrence

Young solicitor Arthur Kipps travels to a remote estate to settle a client's affairs and encounters the malevolent Woman in Black. Hill crafts a classically structured ghost story with genuine psychological terror.

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Young solicitor Arthur Kipps travels to a remote estate to settle a client's affairs and encounters the malevolent Woman in Black. Hill crafts a classically structured ghost story with genuine psychological terror.

The Shadows in the Street

Simon Serrailler • Book 5

by Susan Hill

Hill's detective comes back to two murdered prostitutes, but the case explodes when a cathedral dean's wife vanishes and another respectable woman disappears.

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Hill's detective comes back to two murdered prostitutes, but the case explodes when a cathedral dean's wife vanishes and another respectable woman disappears.

The Vows of Silence

Simon Serrailler • Book 4

by Susan Hill

Random sniper attacks on young women challenge DCS Simon Serrailler to determine if one gunman or two are stalking victims. Hill's police procedural examines pattern recognition under pressure.

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Random sniper attacks on young women challenge DCS Simon Serrailler to determine if one gunman or two are stalking victims. Hill's police procedural examines pattern recognition under pressure.

A Question of Identity

Simon Serrailler • Book 7

by Susan Hill

Detective Simon Serrailler faces murders marked by a dead killer's signature, forcing him to question whether someone's copying old crimes or if he missed something fundamental about the original case.

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Detective Simon Serrailler faces murders marked by a dead killer's signature, forcing him to question whether someone's copying old crimes or if he missed something fundamental about the original case.

The Risk of Darkness

Simon Serrailler • Book 3

by Susan Hill

When child abduction meets a grieving husband's descent into obsessive violence, reserved detective Simon Serrailler faces threats on multiple fronts. Personal and professional boundaries blur in this psychological thriller.

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When child abduction meets a grieving husband's descent into obsessive violence, reserved detective Simon Serrailler faces threats on multiple fronts. Personal and professional boundaries blur in this psychological thriller.

The Pure in Heart

Simon Serrailler • Book 2

by Susan Hill, Yolande Ligterink

A snatched schoolboy, a severely disabled woman hovering near death, and an ex-convict's impossible rehabilitation weave together in this character-driven crime exploration.

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A snatched schoolboy, a severely disabled woman hovering near death, and an ex-convict's impossible rehabilitation weave together in this character-driven crime exploration.

The Betrayal of Trust

Simon Serrailler • Book 6

by Susan Hill

Flooding in Lafferton uncovers a skeleton identified as teenager Harriet Lowther, missing for sixteen years, opening wounds the town thought had healed.

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Flooding in Lafferton uncovers a skeleton identified as teenager Harriet Lowther, missing for sixteen years, opening wounds the town thought had healed.

The Various Haunts of Men

Simon Serrailler • Book 1

by Susan Hill

Hill launches her Simon Serrailler series with multiple disappearances in a quiet cathedral town. The atmospheric mystery focuses as much on character development as crime solving.

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Hill launches her Simon Serrailler series with multiple disappearances in a quiet cathedral town. The atmospheric mystery focuses as much on character development as crime solving.

A Change of Circumstance

Simon Serrailler • Book 11

by Susan Hill

DCS Serrailler discovers that drug traffickers have infiltrated peaceful Lafferton, forcing him into unfamiliar territory where his usual methods may not suffice.

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DCS Serrailler discovers that drug traffickers have infiltrated peaceful Lafferton, forcing him into unfamiliar territory where his usual methods may not suffice.

The Comforts of Home

Simon Serrailler • Book 9

by Susan Hill

Recovering on a remote Scottish island, Simon Serrailler gets drawn into investigating a popular newcomer's mysterious death before returning to Lafferton to face an arsonist. Hill balances intimate island dynamics with urban crime.

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Recovering on a remote Scottish island, Simon Serrailler gets drawn into investigating a popular newcomer's mysterious death before returning to Lafferton to face an arsonist. Hill balances intimate island dynamics with urban crime.

The Small Hand

by Susan Hill

Bookseller Adam Snow's wrong turn leads him to a derelict mansion where he feels the unmistakable grip of a ghostly child's hand, beginning a haunting obsession.

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Bookseller Adam Snow's wrong turn leads him to a derelict mansion where he feels the unmistakable grip of a ghostly child's hand, beginning a haunting obsession.

A Breach of Security

Simon Serrailler #8.5 • Book 8

by Susan Hill

Detective Serrailler investigates neo-fascist violence against a pride march while anonymous threats target a soldier memorial service he's protecting.

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Detective Serrailler investigates neo-fascist violence against a pride march while anonymous threats target a soldier memorial service he's protecting.

Hero: A Simon Serrailler Short Story

Simon Serrailler #8.6

by Susan Hill

What happens when the 'heroic' act that launched your career was actually reckless and deadly? Hill excavates the moral complexity beneath police heroism in this haunting Simon Serrailler reflection.

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What happens when the 'heroic' act that launched your career was actually reckless and deadly? Hill excavates the moral complexity beneath police heroism in this haunting Simon Serrailler reflection.

Printer's Devil Court

by Susan Hill

A country doctor's hidden manuscript reveals the disturbing events that haunted him from his training days in London's Fleet Street neighborhood, where the past refuses to stay buried.

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A country doctor's hidden manuscript reveals the disturbing events that haunted him from his training days in London's Fleet Street neighborhood, where the past refuses to stay buried.