Susan Hill

Susan Hill’s Simon Serrailler series has sold more than one million copies worldwide. Her novels and short stories have won the Whitbread Book, Somerset Maugham, and John Llewellyn Rhys awards, the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year, and have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The play adapted from her famous ghost novel, The Woman in Black, has been running in the West End since 1989. The titles in the Simon Serrailler series are all available from The Overlook Press.

Susan Hill's Titles

Change of Circumstance A Gripping Psychological Thriller of Addiction and the Seeds of Desperation

A Change of Circumstance

Can the familiar turn sinister?A new drug network is spreading its toxic reach into the quiet cathedral town of Lafferton. Detective Chief Superintendent...


Benefit of Hindsight A Gripping Psychological Thriller of Past Trauma and Present Dangers

The Benefit of Hindsight

Can a man haunted by his own past see the truth hiding in plain sight?DCS Simon Serrailler is still recovering from the brutal attack that nearly...


Comforts of Home A Gripping Psychological Thriller of a Cold Case Reopened and Haunting Memories

The Comforts of Home

Some things are better left buried.Recovering on a remote Scottish island after a near-fatal injury, DCS Simon Serrailler hopes to leave his...


Soul of Discretion A Gripping Psychological Thriller of a Detective Undercover and on the Edge

The Soul of Discretion

How far is a detective willing to go to catch the very worst kind of criminal?DCS Simon Serrailler is asked to go undercover in a high-stakes,...


Question of Identity A Gripping Psychological Thriller of a Killer With No Past

A Question of Identity

How do you catch a killer who doesn't exist?In the quiet cathedral town of Lafferton, a series of brutal murders terrorizes the elderly, living...


Betrayal of Trust A Gripping Psychological Thriller of a Cold Case and Long-Buried Sins

The Betrayal of Trust

An unputdownable mystery filled with atmosphere, menace, and profound insight into human nature. This gripping novel explores the devastating...


Shadows in the Street A Gripping Psychological Thriller of Strangled Truths and Hidden Lives

The Shadows in the Street

What happens when evil steps out of the shadows?Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler is reluctantly recalled from his Scottish sabbatical when...


Vows of Silence A Gripping Psychological Thriller of a Sniper's Reign and a Family's Grief

The Vows of Silence

How can you find a killer when silence is the most powerful weapon?A marksman with a rifle is stalking the cathedral town of Lafferton, targeting...


Risk of Darkness A Gripping Psychological Thriller of Abduction, Deception, and Shattered Innocence

The Risk of Darkness

What terrors can be born from a heart broken by grief?After the horror of a child's kidnapping, the cathedral town of Lafferton is still reeling....


Man in the Picture A Ghost Story

The Man in the Picture

An extraordinary ghost story from a modern master. In the apartment of Oliver's old professor at Cambridge, there is a painting on the wall,...


Pure in Heart A Gripping Psychological Thriller of Kidnapping, Redemption, and a Broken Past

The Pure in Heart

What happens to a town when a child disappears without a trace?Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler is still grappling with the unresolved...


Various Haunts of Men A Gripping Psychological Thriller of Vanishing Souls and Dark Secrets

The Various Haunts of Men

A town of secrets. A series of disappearances. A killer lurking in plain sight.In the quiet cathedral town of Lafferton, a lonely woman vanishes...