Books in the Simon Serrailler series

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Heavy rain falls on Lafferton. As the rain water slowly drains away, a shallow grave - and a skeleton - are revealed. It doesn't take long to identify the remains as those of missing teenager, Harriet Lowther, who was last seen sixteen years ago.

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 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.

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.

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.

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