The Various Haunts of Men: A Simon Serrailler Mystery (Simon Serrailler Crime Novels (Paperback)) - Softcover

Hill, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590200276 ISBN 13: 9781590200278

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2008

Synopsis

As the story begins, a lonely woman vanishes while out on her morning run. Then a 22-year-old girl never returns from a walk. An old man disappears too. When fresh-faced policewoman Freya Graffham is assigned to the case, she runs the risk of getting too invested--too involved--in the action. Alongside the enigmatic detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrallier, she must unravel the mystery before events turn too gruesome. Written with intelligence, compassion, and a knowing eye--in the tradition of the fabulous mysteries of Ruth Rendell and P.D. James--The Various Haunts of Men is an enthralling journey into the heart of a wonderfully developed town, and into the very mind of a killer.

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Review:

"Susan Hill has always been able to tell a good story...and we should be delighted that she has turned her formidable talent to crime writing. This is the first of what promises to be a splendid series" (Daily Mail)

"A relentless capacity to surprise... Introduces many individual people who will continue to stare back at the reader long after the book is closed" (Times Literary Supplement)

"This book must be judged as a potential successor to the great sequences of detective writing by PD James and Ruth Rendell...excellent" (Daily Telegraph)

"The novel is not only a gripping whodunit but a subtle study of the mind of a psychopath" (Daily Mail)

"The Various Haunts of Men confirms Hill's status as a mistress of literary disguise" (Scotsman)

Review:

'A gripping whodunnit and a subtle study of the mind of a psychopath.' (The Daily Mail)

'I loved this book. Masterly and satisfying.' (Ruth Rendell)

'She has the priceless ability to construct a solidly-researched narrative that keeps the reader turning the pages.' (The Independent)

'This book must be judged as a potential successor to the great sequences of detective writing by PD James and Ruth Rendell ... excellent.' (The Daily Telegraph)

'For the first time in years, PD James has serious competition.' (Literary Review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1590200276
• ISBN 13: 9781590200278
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448