The Various Haunts of Men: Discover book 1 in the bestselling Simon Serrailler series

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Various Haunts of Men: Discover book 1 in the bestselling Simon Serrailler series
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Susan Hill
SeriesSimon Serrailler
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:576
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9780099534983
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Vintage Publishing
Imprint Vintage
Publication Date 3 September 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Introducing Simon Serrailler - The Various Haunts of Men is the first of the Simon Serrailler cases 'Serrailler, Hill's brilliant detective, is the central character in the great writer's crime fiction novels' CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALL PEOPLE ARE GOING MISSING. ONLY ONE THING LINKS THEIR CASES. THEY ALL DISAPPEAR ON THE HILL. A woman vanishes in the fog up on the Hill in Lafferton. The police have one lead - a pair of expensive cuff-links found in her flat, with a mysterious note attached to them. Then a young girl, an old man and even a dog disappear in quick succession in exactly the same place. Young policewoman Freya Graffham and Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler are given the task of unravelling the mystery. But can they find the Hill killer before he strikes again? 'A gripping whodunnit and a subtle study of the mind of a psychopath' Daily Mail Discover the first edge-of-your seat novel in the bestselling Simon Serrailler series that over ONE MILLION readers have devoured.

Author Biography

SUSAN HILL has been a professional writer for over fifty years. Her books have won awards and prizes including the Whitbread, the John Llewellyn Rhys and a Somerset Maugham, and have been shortlisted for the Booker. Her novels include Strange Meeting, I'm the King of the Castle, In the Springtime of the Year and The Mist in the Mirror. She has also published autobiographical works and collections of short stories as well as the Simon Serrailler series of crime novels. The play of her ghost story The Woman in Black is one of the longest running in the history of London's West End. In 2020 she was awarded a damehood (DBE) for services to literature. She has two adult daughters and lives in North Norfolk.

Reviews

A gripping whodunnit and a subtle study of the mind of a psychopath * Daily Mail * I loved this book. Masterly and satisfying * Ruth Rendell * This book must be judged as a potential successor to the great sequences of detective writing by PD James and Ruth Rendell...excellent * Daily Telegraph * She has the priceless ability to construct a solidly-researched narrative that keeps the reader turning the pages * Independent * Hill's first crime novel has a grip of steel * Woman and Home *