The Betrayal of Trust: A Simon Serailler Mystery (Simon Serailler Mysteries) - Softcover

Hill, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1468300652 ISBN 13: 9781468300659

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2012

Synopsis

Susan Hill--the Man Booker Prize nominee whose ghost story The Woman in Black is now a major film starring Daniel Radcliffe--has written her most captivating work in The Betrayal of Trust. The English town of Lafferton is ravaged by flash floods. A shallow grave is exposed; the remains of missing teenager Harriet Lowther have been uncovered. Harriet was the daughter of a prominent local businessman, and her death twenty years before had led to her mother's suicide. Cold cases are always tough, and in this mystery in the enduringly popular series, Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler must confront his most grisly, dangerous, and complex case yet. Susan Hill's understanding of the human heart, her brilliance when evoking characters, and her tremendous powers of storytelling come into full force in The Betrayal of Trust.

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Review:

"Beautifully written... Hill is giving us a timeless panorama of life and death in an English town, one in which a murder investigation is only one drama among many."---Patrick Anderson, "The Washington Post"

"Not all great novelists can write crime fiction, but when one like Susan Hill does it, the result is stunning."---Ruth Rendell

"Hill, an award-winning novelist, shows just how good crime writing can be in this sixth installment of her series featuring Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler."--"Parade"

Book Description:

The sixth Simon Serrailler Case

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1468300652
• ISBN 13: 9781468300659
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368