The Benefit of Hindsight, Susan Hill
The Benefit of Hindsight, Susan Hill
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The Benefit of Hindsight
A Simon Serrailler Case

Author: Susan Hill

Narrator: Steven Pacey

Unabridged: 9 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2020


Synopsis

Serrailler must confront his demons as Lafferton experiences a series of shocking crimes in this 10th book in Susan Hill’s shattering crime series.Susan Hill stuns readers once again in The Benefit of Hindsight, the 10th book in her celebrated mystery series. Now recuperated after the violent incident that cost him his arm—and nearly his life—DCS Serrailler has returned to work, though he prefers to spend his spare time sketching the medieval angels being restored on the cathedral roof. With crime rates down, Lafferton has been quiet, until one night when two men open their front door to a distressing scene. Serrailler makes a serious error of judgment when handling the incident, and the stress of this, combined with the ongoing trauma of losing his arm, takes its toll. In the tradition of the fabulous mysteries of Ruth Rendell and P. D. James, The Benefit of Hindsight is Susan Hill’s best work yet—a chilling new addition to a highly acclaimed series.

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 English actor, with a performance career spanning over 40 years, encompassing film, television, theatre, musical theatre, radio and audiobooks. Steven is much loved for his characterful renditions in over three hundred radio plays and over two hundred audio-books, and has made guest appearances on many of Britian's leading television series. However he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Tarrant in the cult science-fiction series Blake's 7.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on October 03, 2019

4 - 5 stars After a temporary blip with the previous novel this series is well and truly back on track. Over the years the storytelling has undoubtedly changed. The focus used to be on the crimes that Simon Serailler was investigating and although the extended family were always important elements, n......more


Quotes

“It’s the intelligence of this brooding series that rivets a reader’s attention.” Washington Post, praise for the series

“Hill knows how to keep those pages turning.” Chicago Tribune, praise for the author