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Susan Hill- the Man Booker Prize nominee and winner of the Whitbread, Somerset Maugham, and John Llewellyn Rhys awards- returns with a gripping mystery "eagerly awaited by all aficionados" (P.D. James) . A particularly unpleasant murder, that of a very old woman in a housing project, rocks the town of Lafferton. The murderer has left a distinctive "sign" on the body and at the scene of crime. A couple of weeks later, a similar murder occurs, and a month or so later, so does another. Initial investigations discover that the mysterious "sign" left on the body was the calling card of a suspect who was charged with several murders in the northwest of the country, tried but acquitted on the grounds of insufficient evidence. All indications suggest that this person has simply vanished. Or is he right under their noses? Simon Serrailler is obliged to make delve deeper and scratch out answers, in this addictive mystery of surpassing darkness by the bestselling Susan Hill.
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Susan Hill is a Folklorist, Bestselling Author and Speaker. She has traveled the world learning about local legends and folklore in many different cultures. Her area of concentration is on those lesser known local legends and the significance it has in their culture. She has also been studying paranormal occurrences most of her life, and has been investigating for more than twenty years. Susan has participated in, facilitated, and organized many large and small-scale location investigations as well as numerous residential cases. Her passion is in helping the living coexist with the dead, historical research and preservation, and educating people on the unknown. Susan's skill set is in photography, videography, EVP's, dowsing rods, and the SLS camera. She enjoys teaching others how to scientifically gather evidence of the supernatural and how to protect themselves when on investigations. Susan has an extensive knowledge in the history and use of dowsing rods. She makes her own dowsing rods out of copper and enjoys teaching others how to safely use them. Susan is the founder and owner of Raven's Light Entertainment Company. She loves photographing historic locations, cemeteries and traveling to new locations to learn their local legends and customs.