The Risk of Darkness :Discover book 3 in the bestselling Simon Serrailler series - Simon Serrailler
The Risk of Darkness :Discover book 3 in the bestselling Simon Serrailler series - Simon Serrailler
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3 September, 2009
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'Serrailler, Hill's brilliant detective, is the central character in the great writer's crime fiction novels' CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALL
Children are vanishing.
The village of Lafferton is shattered.
There are no witnesses and no leads - just a kidnapper at large.
Then Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler receives a call: a child has been snatched in Yorkshire. Has the abductor struck again? And will they find this child alive?
'Not all great novelists can write crime fiction but when one like Susan Hill does the result is stunning' Ruth Rendell
Discover the third edge-of-your seat novel in the bestselling Simon Serrailler series that over ONE MILLION readers have devoured.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099535027 |
| ISBN10 | 0099535025 |
| Number Of Pages | 496 |
| Item Weight | 341 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 29 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Stunning * Ruth Rendell *
Exhilarating...addictive...fascinating * Independent *
A master storyteller * Sunday Telegraph *
THE VARIOUS HAUNTS OF MEN
1. 'I loved this book. Masterly and satisfying. The result is stunning' Ruth Rendell
2. 'This book must be judged as a potential successor to the great sequence of detective writing by P.D. James and Ruth Rendall ... excellent' Daily Telegraph
4. 'Gripping ... and subtle' Daily Mail
Fans of Hill's earlier work like The Woman in Black will appreciate that she can still weave a jolly good story... Minor characters acquire an extra dimension in Hill's experienced hands... Crime fans on the look out for intelligent examples of the genre will enjoy The Risk of Darkness * Time Out *
The Risk of Darkness is an almost flawless novel * Spectator *
Hill has a genius for tackling controversial issues head on while paying tribute to the quotidian detail of ordinary people's lives. This series has become indispensable for lovers of quality crime fiction * Daily Mail *
This is a crime series that specialises in sidestepping conventions, always to exhilarating effect...These books succeed in harnessing all the genre's addictive power while maintaining a complexity and fascination entirely their own. The Risk of Darkness reminds us that the other side of darkness is light, and that risk-taking, in fiction as in life, sometimes pays off brilliantly * Independent *
A writer of the calibre of Susan Hill is never going to produce a mere whodunit... this is a complex novel, weaving themes of loss, family, the vulnerability of women and what happens when people choose isolation over intimacy with others * Daily Telegraph *
They can stand on their own...this is a really good novel regardless of fiction genre * Savidge Reads *
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Author's Bio
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.