Books by Susan Hill

The latest novel in the million-copy selling Simon Serrailler seriesInnocent or guilty. It''s a matter of which lines you cross.It''s mid-winter and a body is discovered in a flat just outside Lafferton. It''s a drugs overdose but something doesn''t feel right. The place is entirely empty. Damp walls, bare floorboards. Not even a bed.And then there''s the man known as Fats. Preying on young children to run errands for him. Burner phones with instructions messaged through. Bribes followed by threats.Can Serrailler finally break the drugs network that''s spreading through the area or is it just too powerful for him?''Keeps the reader guessing until the last page'' Sunday Express

DC Simon Serrailler's last, devastating case was nearly the death of him and left him confronting a new reality Recovering on a remote Scottish island, his peace doesn't last long. In this gripping new Serrailler thriller, Simon's personal and professional lives intertwine in more complex and demanding ways than ever before.

'Heartstoppingly chilling' Daily ExpressAs The Woman in Black celebrates thirty years on stage, discover the truly terrifying classic English ghost story behind the play. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House.

Ein Fall für Simon SeraillerDer neunjährige David wartet vor dem Haus seiner Eltern im englischen Städtchen Lafferton darauf, zur Schule abgeholt zu werden, doch dort kommt er nie an. Für Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler entwickelt sich der Fall zum Albtraum: Die Ermittlungen scheinen im Sande zu verlaufen. Ist der Junge entführt worden? Ist er tot? Serrailler muss hilflos mit ansehen, wie Davids Familie an der Katastrophe zu zerbrechen droht. Dann verschwindet im Nachbarort ein weiteres Kind. Und auch privat kommt Serrailler nicht zur Ruhe: Der Tod seiner Kollegin Freya Graffham ist ihm nähergegangen als erwartet. Serrailler fährt nach Venedig, um auf andere Gedanken kommen, aber er muss die Reise abbrechen: Seine schwerbehinderte Schwester Martha liegt auf der Intensivstation und ringt mit dem Tod. Zu allem Überfluss taucht dann auch noch eine Frau aus Serraillers Vergangenheit auf ... Dieses Hörbuch ist eine Lesung des Buches "Des Abends eisige Stille", das 2022 unter dem Titel "Herzstiche" neu aufgelegt wurde.   Susan Hill wurde 1942 in Yorkshire geboren. Ihre Geistergeschichten und die Kriminalromane um Simon Serrailler haben sie zu einer der populärsten britischen Schriftstellerinnen gemacht. Ihr Gothic-Roman "Die Frau in Schwarz" läuft als Theateradaption seit über dreißig Jahren im Londoner West End und wurde 2012 erfolgreich mit Daniel Radcliffe in der Hauptrolle verfilmt. Für ihre Romane, Erzählungen und Jugendbücher wurde sie mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet, darunter mit dem Somerset Maugham Award, und zum Commander of the British Empire ernannt. Susan Hill lebt in Norfolk in einem alten Bauernhaus, in dem in jedem Winkel Bücher stehen, die im Winter gut isolieren.

World-changers. Rebels. Rejecters of the status quo. Throughout history, Christians were never meant to have a safe faith. Highlighting people throughout the millennia, Dangerous Faith is a compilation of faith, facts, and art that celebrates the faith lives of spiritual giants and inspires you to grow in your own personal faith.

In this, the tenth Simon Serrailler crime novel, Simon must engage with his own demons as Lafferton struggles to cope with a series of crimes that threaten the sanctity of hearth and home.

Being a follower of Christ means inviting Him into every relationship in which you are involved.  Are you ready to invite Him into your dating relationship, too? This 10-week Bible study will allow couples to keep their focus on Christ while discovering His will for their relationship and lives.  Each chapter is designed to prompt meaningful conversations about topics such as•   Salvation                               •   Prayer•   Fears•   Entertainment•   Passions•   Church•   Family•   Friends•   HealthDrawing on experience from over a quarter of a century in campus ministry, the authors invite couples to build guilt-free, God-honoring dating relationships.  Get ready for some good talks and practical advice.   Bentley and Susan Hill have worked with college students and campus ministry for over twenty-five years.  Their love for college students has prompted them to speak at retreats, lead mission trips, host conferences, and spend countless hours in wild games of Paintball and Ping Pong, Spades and Spoons.  They have two children, Samantha and Brent, and a happily acquired son-in-law, Nick.  Bentley and Susan make their home in Wister, Oklahoma, a fifteen-minute drive from Carl Albert State College where Bentley works as a campus minister and Susan teaches English and serves as Division Chair for Fine Arts and Communication. 

Who to marry and have children - or not - with. But then you make a mistake - the kind any one of us could make - and face an impossible choice. this short book will live long in the memory' Independent on Sunday'A novel of great structural and stylistic control' Guardian

A stunning and soul searching book of poetry in the form of parables. The book is not slushy or sentimental. Powerful and modern. Based on Christian belief and philosphy, but can be suitable for anyone with a spiritual heart. You will find answers to what and who YOU are.An awareness that you are loved. Many characters inhabit this book. Some loving some cruel. The word images will make you laugh or cry or ponder your destiny. Symbolism in words about greed,envy,lust passion and pain envelope you. The poems lead you on a spiritual journey from the beginnings of awareness to fulfillment in God Almighty and Jesus Christ.Biblical yet very human. Wonderful for christian or non. Someone of any faith or none. Easy language but with powerfull concepts.Superb for helping in counselling and healing emotions.Superb for self awareness and self development. NOT AN ORDINARY BOOK.Study guide incorporated also original illustrations. (Book one/two together) ENJOY CONTACT author susan_hill48@yahoo.co.uk for special prices

The eighth Simon Serrailler case'Not all great novelists can write crime fiction but when one like Susan Hill does the result is stunning' Ruth RendellThe cathedral town of Lafferton seems idyllic, but in many ways it is just like any other place.

The village is called Mount of Zeal. The pit lies below. Upper Terrace - in a thunderous echo of the Bible so loved by Ted's grandfather - is Paradise. In the beginning: a household of men, all of whom work in the pit... Every word is precisely right: the descriptions of the village and the pit, the people and the farm are exact and true;

Her beloved husband, Ben, has been killed in a tragic accident and Ruth is left, suddenly and totally bereft. Unable to share her sorrow and grief with Ben's family, who are dealing with their pain in their own way, Ruth becomes increasingly isolated, burying herself in her cottage in the countryside as the seasons change around her.

How do you catch a killer who doesn't exist? All they know is that the killer will strike again, and will once more leave the same tell-tale signature. Then they track down a name: Alan Keyes.

Two local prostitutes are found brutally strangled. Serrailler is called back urgently from his sabbatical but by the time he reaches Lafferton another girl has vanished. Then the wife of the Dean at the Cathedral goes missing - has the killer widened their net or is there more than one murderer at large?

Charts the journey of the author as she revisits the conversations, libraries and bookshelves of the past.

Colin and Berenice married locally. May went to university in London, but came home within a year and never left again. Only Frank, quiet, watchful Frank, got away. He left for Fleet Street and a career in journalism but its the publication of a book about his childhood that brings the fame and money he craves - and tears his family apart.

A gunman is terrorising young women. What links these seemingly random murders? The pressure is mounting... 'A captivating read' ObserverDiscover the bestselling crime series that over ONE MILLION readers have devoured.

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.

A little boy is snatched at the gate of his home while he waits for his lift to school. An ex-con struggling to go straight finds himself drawn back into a criminal ring. A young woman hovers between life and death. Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler is called in to investigate.

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.