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The Shadows In The Street (2010)

by Susan Hill(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

070117997X (ISBN13: 9780701179977)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Chatto & Windus

series

Simon Serrailler

review 1: I enjoy these books by Susan Hill, it's great story telling and the family of the main detective are as fascinating as the plot. He's a bit too good to be true, but we all like the strong quiet hero type, cultured, reserved and honourable but intense. Anyway, you get drawn in to the world of Lafferton, as much as to the murder mystery. I need to go back and read earlier ones, these should really be read in sequence and I've missed two out.
review 2: Hill's most recent entry in her small-town British crime series is as good as ever- although she's starting to hit against the problem of why such a small, relatively crime-free town seems to be a target for so many serial killers. The unique thing about this series is that while it's subtitled as "A Simon Serrai... moreller mystery," Simon himself is always a supporting character, at best. Instead Hill focuses her story on Simon's family (his sister and her kids), his coworkers, the killer, and the killer's victims. It's kind of a strange way to work, but Hill's writing makes it work. If you're going to jump into this series, though, I recommend skipping the first entry, The Various Haunts of Men, as it will break your heart. less

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