Simon Serrailler's story began in The Various Haunts of Men" "(about a serial killer) and continued with The Pure in Heart" "(about a kidnapped schoolboy). Susan Hill is not afraid to tackle difficult issues, nor to face up to the realities of stress in an ordinary English police station. Her third crime novel, The Risk of Darkness, even more compulsive and convincing, follows up the child abduction and explores the crazy grief of a widowed husband, a derangement which turns to obsession and threats, violence and terror. ...
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Simon Serrailler's story began in The Various Haunts of Men" "(about a serial killer) and continued with The Pure in Heart" "(about a kidnapped schoolboy). Susan Hill is not afraid to tackle difficult issues, nor to face up to the realities of stress in an ordinary English police station. Her third crime novel, The Risk of Darkness, even more compulsive and convincing, follows up the child abduction and explores the crazy grief of a widowed husband, a derangement which turns to obsession and threats, violence and terror. Meanwhile, handsome, introverted Simon Serrailler, whose cool reserve has broken the hearts of several women, finds his own heart troubled by the newest recruit to the Cathedral staff: a feisty female Anglican priest with red hair... The Risk of Darkness" "is packed with action and adventure. Like Various Haunts, it hinges on a terrific twist which comes as a complete surprise to the reader; and like The Pure in Heart, it deals in depth with complex daily problems.
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I read a lot of British mysteries and this is one of, if not the, best I have read. I have not read other Susan Hill books except for this series (Simon Serrailler) beginning with The Various Haunts of Men, but this series is very well done. The characters are very human and you get pulled into their stories so that you feel that you know them. I'm ready for the next one!!!
PattieP
Jan 31, 2008
Great book - IF
This book is a great mystery if you have not read "The Pure in Heart". Some parts could be confusing. In many ways this is a sad book with an incomplete ending. I think this is setting the stage for a follow-up book.
