Hill, Susan 1942-

Mrs. de Winter by Susan Hill( Book )
85 editions published between 1993 and 2013 in 13 languages and held by 3,186 libraries worldwide
"From the very first moment of Rebecca ("Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again"), readers were immersed in the claustrophobic world of Maxim de Winter, his innocent child bride, and the memory of the malevolent beauty, Rebecca. At the end of Rebecca, Manderley is burning and Maxim and Mrs. de Winter are on their way to the Continent to try to build a quiet, safe life for themselves away from the passionate, violent excesses that nearly destroyed their souls. But could this be possible? Could the de Winters escape or did they ever return home to England to confront the past? What, for that matter, happened to the despicable housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, and Rebeccas' creepy cousin, Jack Favell?"--Book jacket flap

The woman in black by Susan Hill( Book )
147 editions published between 1983 and 2015 in 10 languages and held by 2,969 libraries worldwide
"Set on the obligatory English moor, on an isolated causeway, the story has as its hero one Arthur Kipps, an up-and-coming young solicitor who has come north to attend the funeral and settle the estate of Mrs. Alice Drablow of Eel Marsh House. The routine formalities he anticipates give way to a tumble of events and secrets more sinister and terrifying than any nightmare: the rocking chair in the nursery of the deserted Eel Marsh House, the eerie sound of pony and trap, a child's scream in the fog, and, most dreadfully, and for Kipps most tragically, the woman in black."--Jacket

The betrayal of trust : a Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler mystery by Susan Hill( Book )
38 editions published between 2011 and 2013 in English and held by 1,798 libraries worldwide
When a series of flash floods throughout Lafferton exposes the skeleton of a teenager who went missing 20 years earlier, Simon Serrailler investigates the girl's tragic family story and uncovers bizarre complexities and dangers

The risk of darkness : a Simon Serrailler mystery by Susan Hill( Book )
53 editions published between 2005 and 2015 in English and held by 1,713 libraries worldwide
Simon Serailler takes on the case of an obsessive widower engaging in increasingly violent acts, a case that is further complicated by Serailler's troubled feelings for the Cathedral's newest recruit, a red-haired woman Anglican priest

The shadows in the street : a Simon Serrailler mystery by Susan Hill( Book )
32 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 1,675 libraries worldwide
Simon Serrailler has just wrapped up a particularly exhausting and difficult case and is on sabbatical on a far-flung Scottish island when he is called back to Lafferton by the Chief Constable. Two local prostitutes have been found strangled. When the wife of the St. Michael's Cathedral Dean goes missing and then another respectable woman is taken on her way to work, the townspeople grow angry and afraid. Serrailler is in the greatest danger of his life.--From publisher description

The pure in heart by Susan Hill( Book )
44 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in English and held by 1,643 libraries worldwide
Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler investigates the kidnapping of a young boy, a case that is influenced by a critically ill disabled woman and an ex-con who is struggling to stay honest

The woman in black by James Watkins( visu )
24 editions published between 1993 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 1,589 libraries worldwide
A young lawyer is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client's papers. While he works alone in the client's isolated house, he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman who is terrorizing the locals. This leads him on a desperate race against time when he discovers her true intent

The various haunts of men : a Simon Serrailler mystery by Susan Hill( Book )
57 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,586 libraries worldwide
"A lonely woman of 53 vanishes while out on her morning run--hidden in her cupboard is an expensive pair of cuff-links with a note: 'To You, with all possible love from your devoted, Me'. A 22-year-old girl never returns from an early morning walk. An old man disappears too. Experienced policemen know that most missing persons either turn up or go missing on purpose. But fresh young policewoman Freya Graffham is assigned to the case. She's new to the job, compassionate, dedicated, and inquisitive--maybe too inquisitive. What, she wonders, could possibly link the people who disappear on "The Hill," young and old, men and women, even a little dog? Freya and the enigmatic detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrallier have the task of unraveling the mystery behind this increasingly gruesome sequence of events."--Page 4 of cover

The vows of silence : a Simon Serrailler mystery by Susan Hill( Book )
40 editions published between 2008 and 2013 in English and held by 1,526 libraries worldwide
Chief Inspector Serrailler investigates a seemingly random series of murders targeting young women in the cathedral town of Lafferton, cases he is certain are related in spite of their varying methods

A question of identity : a Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler mystery by Susan Hill( Book )
29 editions published between 2012 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,490 libraries worldwide
A particularly unpleasant murder, that of a very old woman in a housing project, rocks the town of Lafferton. The murderer has left a distinctive "sign" on the body and at the scene of crime. A couple of weeks later, a similar murder occurs, and a month or so later, so does another. Initial investigations discover that the mysterious "sign" left on the body was the calling card of a suspect who was charged with several murders in the northwest of the country, tried but acquitted on the grounds of insufficient evidence. All indications suggest that this person has simply vanished. Or is he right under their noses? Simon Serrailler is obliged to make delve deeper and scratch out answers