The Various Haunts of Men, Susan Hill
The Various Haunts of Men, Susan Hill
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The Various Haunts of Men

Author: Susan Hill

Narrator: Steven Pacey

Unabridged: 14 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2011

Synopsis

A woman vanishes in the fog up on "the Hill," an area locally known for its tranquility and peace. The police are not alarmed; people usually disappear for their own reasons. But when a young girl, an old man, and even a dog disappear, no one can deny that something untoward is happening in this quiet town. Young policewoman Freya Graffham is assigned to the case; she's new to the job, compassionate, inquisitive, and dedicated. She and the enigmatic detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler have the task of unraveling the mystery behind this gruesome sequence of events.

About Susan Hill

Susan Hill’s novels and short stories have won numerous awards and prizes, including the Whitbread Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, and the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year, and have been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. She was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Honors. The play adapted from her famous ghost novel, The Woman in Black, has been running in the West End since 1989. Her crime novels featuring DCS Simon Serrailler—The Various Haunts of Men, The Pure in Heart, The Risk of Darkness, The Vows of Silence, The Shadows in the Street, The Betrayal of Trust, A Question of Identity, The Soul of Discretion, and The Comforts of Home—are all available from The Overlook Press and are currently being adapted for television.

About Steven Pacey

Steven Pacey is an actor and Earphones Award-winning narrator. He is a highly decorated stage actor, performing often at the West End Theatre. He has appeared in numerous television roles, including Tarrant in Blake’s 7, and has made over three hundred radio broadcasts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean on March 08, 2025

Susan Hill never disappoints. This is her first venture into crime/mystery novels and is an astonishing achievement. She breaks all the rules and sets a new standard in a well-established genre.......more

Goodreads review by Ken on November 23, 2019

I’m a little conflicted with this one as I could understand what Susan Hill was trying to achieve, I just think it will miss the mark for most readers... Whilst this is billed as the first Simon Serrailler case it’s actually Detective Sergeant Freya Graffham who gains the most focus, having transferr......more

Goodreads review by Eleanor on January 21, 2009

WOW would be the one-word review, but perhaps you want more information than that... This is a classic contemporary British mystery, complete with a cathedral town (Lafferton), a tantalizingly aloof Chief Inspector (Simon Serrailler), and a cast of wonderfully drawn supporting players whose side stor......more

Goodreads review by Sue on August 20, 2012

I always love finding a new (to me) mystery series and now I have this to follow. This first of series book involves the titled DCI and the men and women who work with him in the cathedral town of Lafferton. The story is complex, going in multiple directions as, I assume, any police department would......more

Quotes

“A masterly and satisfying thriller from one of Britain’s best-loved mystery writers.” Ruth Rendell

“A gripping whodunnit and a subtle study of the mind of a psychopath.” Daily Mail

“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

“A taut and suspenseful mystery…dark but entirely convincing…Hill’s fine writing and nuanced insight into human nature should appeal to fans of such masters of the psychological thriller as P.D. James, Elizabeth George and Ruth Rendell.” Publishers Weekly

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