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DC Simon Serrailler is faced with his worst crimes yet, and Lafferton is left reeling.

About the Author

Susan Hill is a prize-winning novelist, having been awarded the Whitbread, Somerset Maugham and John Llewelyn Rhys awards, as well as having been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She wrote Mrs de Winter, the bestselling sequel to Rebecca, and the ghost story The Woman in Black, which was adapted for the stage and became a great success in the West End. Her books include a collection of exquisite short stories, The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read, and the highly successful crime novel series about the detective Simon Serrailler. Susan Hill lives in Gloucestershire, where she runs her own small publishing firm, Long Barn Books. Steven Pacey is an English actor and voice artist, best known for his role as Del Tarrant in the third and fourth seasons of the sci-fi series Blake's 7. Other notable television appearances include Heartbeat, Lovejoy, M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team, Murder in Mind, Pie in the Sky and Spooks. Pacey was nominated for an Olivier Award for the role of Bertie Wooster in the musical By Jeeves. He has narrated countless audiobooks, which he likes to do whenever he has a free moment.



Steven Pacey is a stage, musical theatre, television and radio actor. He first starred on stage at the age of eleven, and has recorded over 300 radio plays!

Reviews

'Not all great novelists can write crime fiction but when one like Susan Hill does the result is stunning.'
*Ruth Rendell*

'What you know about human nature is simultaneously being enlarged and improved upon thanks to Hill's almost Shakespearean insights into what it is to be.'
*The Daily Express*

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