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Simon Serrailler faces his most difficult case yet in the ninth installment of Susan Hill's gripping mystery series.Susan Hill -- the Man Booker Prize nominee and winner of the Whitbread, Somerset Maugham, and John Llewellyn Rhys awards -- returns with a hair-raising new novel, the ninth book in one of the most acclaimed mystery series of our time. Featuring the enigmatic and brooding chief police inspector Simon Serrailler, this intricate and pulse-pounding series follows a collection of grisly crimes plaguing the city of Lafferton -- and The Comforts of Home is the most chilling and unputdownable installment yet.In this gripping new thriller, Simon, eager to be back at work after recovering from a near-fatal injury, takes on a cold-case review for the Lafferton police about a girl who disappeared some years before. Meanwhile, his family adjusts to changes of its own; namely his sister's marriage to Chief Constable Kieron Bright. But when events take an unfavorable turn for the Chief Constable and an arsonist goes on a deadly rampage in Lafferton, Simon's personal and professional lives intertwine in more complex and devastating ways than ever before.In the tradition of the fabulous mysteries of Ruth Rendell and P.D. James, The Comforts of Home is Susan Hill's best work yet -- a heart-pounding new addition to a highly-applauded and "elegant" (The New York Times) series.
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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.
