Reviews
Praise for Susan Hill "It's the intelligence of this brooding series that rivets a reader's attention." -Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post "Hill knows how to keep those pages turning." -Chicago Sun-Times, Praise for Susan Hill "As every Trollope reader knows, English cathedral towns can be hotbeds of viciousness and vice. And so it is in Lafferton, where Susan Hill sets her thoughtful mysteries."--Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review "It's the intelligence of this brooding series that rivets a reader's attention."--Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post "Hill knows how to keep those pages turning."-- Chicago Sun-Times "This is the fifth of Hill's exceptional series (after The Various Haunts of Men, The Pure in Heart, The Risk of Darkness, and The Vows of Silence ). Her characters continue to be intelligent and engaging, and the perfect balance of drama, atmosphere, and suspense holds the reader to the very last page. Highly recommended for fans of thoughtful British mysteries, especially those written by P.D. James, Martha Grimes, and Tana French."-- Library Journal "This is a hugely satisfying, highly entertaining, masterfully written book in which Hill is once again at the top of her game."-- Booklist (Starred Review) "It is really the characters that are so strong in these novels and even the minor characters are brought to life... As usual, I thoroughly enjoyed this book."-- Canadian Bookworm Blog "Hill continues to engage us with fresh characters and intriguing story lines."--MostlyFiction.com " Hill is a master at creating atmosphere--the autumn chill hovering over the town seeps right into the story, and tightens its hold on the reader as the plot hurtles towards its climax... strong writing, taut pace and finely etched characters"-- BookPleasures.com "Hill repeats her past glorious ability to shine the spotlight on characters that become unexpectedly real and heartfelt in ways not anticipated... Hill remains a master at characterization"--New Mystery Reader Magazine, Praise for Susan Hill As every Trollope reader knows, English cathedral towns can be hotbeds of viciousness and vice. And so it is in Lafferton, where Susan Hill sets her thoughtful mysteries. As if it weren t bad enough that flesh traffickers from Eastern Europe have been deploying a small army of underage prostitutes on the edge of town in Shadows in the Street , the unpopular new dean of the cathedral, a Rhappy-clappy Anglican evangelical, and his overbearing wife (Rthe Mrs. Proudie of St. Michael s ) are hell-bent on saving the souls of these RMagdalenes, whether they like it or not. Simon Serrailler, the brooding detective hero, doesn t appear on the scene until a serial killer begins picking off some of the local working girls who ve been displaced by the foreign competition. But his absence allows Hill to direct her elegant prose to other characters, especially Serrailler s widowed sister, observed in depth as she struggles to live with her grief. -- Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review It s the intelligence of this brooding series that rivets a reader s attention. -- Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post Hill knows how to keep those pages turning. -- Chicago Sun-Times This is the fifth of Hill's exceptional series (after The Various Haunts of Men, The Pure in Heart, The Risk of Darkness, and The Vows of Silence ). Her characters continue to be intelligent and engaging, and the perfect balance of drama, atmosphere, and suspense holds the reader to the very last page. Highly recommended for fans of thoughtful British mysteries, especially those written by P.D. James, Martha Grimes, and Tana French. -- Library Journal This is a hugely satisfying, highly entertaining, masterfully written book in which Hill is once again at the top of her game. -- Booklist (Starred Review) It is really the characters that are so strong in these novels and even the minor characters are brought to life... As usual, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. -- Canadian Bookworm Blog Hill continues to engage us with fresh characters and intriguing story lines. -- MostlyFiction.com Right from its rain drenched opening lines, Shadows draws the reader into its bleak landscape. Hill is a master at creating atmosphere the autumn chill hovering over the town seeps right into the story, and tightens its hold on the reader as the plot hurtles towards its climax' strong writing, taut pace and finely etched characters -- BookPleasures.com AUTHOR BIO: Susan Hill is the author of the famous ghost story The Woman in Black . She lives in the UK, where she runs her own small publishing company, Long Barn Books., Praise for Susan Hill "It's the intelligence of this brooding series that rivets a reader's attention." -Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post "Hill knows how to keep those pages turning." - Chicago Sun-Times "This is the fifth of Hill's exceptional series (after The Various Haunts of Men, The Pure in Heart, The Risk of Darkness, and The Vows of Silence ). Her characters continue to be intelligent and engaging, and the perfect balance of drama, atmosphere, and suspense holds the reader to the very last page. Highly recommended for fans of thoughtful British mysteries, especially those written by P.D. James, Martha Grimes, and Tana French." -- Library Journal, Praise for Susan Hill "It's the intelligence of this brooding series that rivets a reader's attention." -Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post "Hill knows how to keep those pages turning." -Chicago Sun-Times "This is the fifth of Hill's exceptional series (after The Various Haunts of Men, The Pure in Heart, The Risk of Darkness,and The Vows of Silence). Her characters continue to be intelligent and engaging, and the perfect balance of drama, atmosphere, and suspense holds the reader to the very last page. Highly recommended for fans of thoughtful British mysteries, especially those written by P.D. James, Martha Grimes, and Tana French." --Library Journal, Praise for Susan Hill ³As every Trollope reader knows, English cathedral towns can be hotbeds of viciousness and vice. And so it is in Lafferton, where Susan Hill sets her thoughtful mysteries. As if it weren¹t bad enough that flesh traffickers from Eastern Europe have been deploying a small army of underage prostitutes on the edge of town in Shadows in the Street, the unpopular new dean of the cathedral, a Œhappy-clappy¹ Anglican evangelical, and his overbearing wife (Œthe Mrs. Proudie of St. Michael¹s¹) are hell-bent on saving the souls of these ŒMagdalenes,¹ whether they like it or not. Simon Serrailler, the brooding detective hero, doesn¹t appear on the scene until a serial killer begins picking off some of the local working girls who¹ve been displaced by the foreign competition. But his absence allows Hill to direct her elegant prose to other characters, especially Serrailler¹s widowed sister, observed in depth as she struggles to live with her grief.² -- Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review ³It¹s the intelligence of this brooding series that rivets a reader¹s attention.² -- Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post ³Hill knows how to keep those pages turning.² -- Chicago Sun-Times ³This is the fifth of Hill's exceptional series (after The Various Haunts of Men, The Pure in Heart, The Risk of Darkness,and The Vows of Silence). Her characters continue to be intelligent and engaging, and the perfect balance of drama, atmosphere, and suspense holds the reader to the very last page. Highly recommended for fans of thoughtful British mysteries, especially those written by P.D. James, Martha Grimes, and Tana French.² -- Library Journal ³This is a hugely satisfying, highly entertaining, masterfully written book in which Hill is once again at the top of her game.² -- Booklist (Starred Review) ³It is really the characters that are so strong in these novels and even the minor characters are brought to life... As usual, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.² -- Canadian Bookworm Blog ³Hill continues to engage us with fresh characters and intriguing story lines.² -- MostlyFiction.com ³Right from its rain drenched opening lines, Shadows draws the reader into its bleak landscape. Hill is a master at creating atmosphere the autumn chill hovering over the town seeps right into the story, and tightens its hold on the reader as the plot hurtles towards its climaxŠ strong writing, taut pace and finely etched characters² -- BookPleasures.com AUTHOR BIO: Susan Hillis the author of the famous ghost story The Woman in Black. She lives in the UK, where she runs her own small publishing company, Long Barn Books.
