The Soul of Discretion

Simon Serrailler finds himself in devastating new territory as a sophisticated drugs' network sets its sights on Lafferton and the surrounding villages DCS Simon Serrailler has long regarded drugs ops in the Lafferton area as a waste of time. Small-time dealers are picked up outside the local secondary school, they're given a fine or a suspended and away they go. And rinse and repeat. But when the body of a young drug addict is found in neighbouring Starly, the case pulls Simon into a whole new way of running drugs. The foot soldiers? Vulnerable local kids like Brookie and Olivia, who will give Simon a bitter taste of this new landscape. It is a harsh winter at home as well as work. Simon's GP sister Cat and her husband Kieron are struggling with medical dramas big and small. A trip to Bev...

'Serrailler, Hill's brilliant detective, is the central character in the great writer's crime fiction novels' CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALL How do you catch a killer who doesn't exist? One snowy night in the cathedral city of Lafferton, an old woman is dragged from her bed and strangled with a length of flex. DCS Simon Serrailler and his team search desperately for clues to her murderer. All they know is that the killer will strike again, and will once more leave the same tell-tale signature. Then they track down a name: Alan Keyes. But Alan Keyes has no birth certificate, no address, no job, no family, no passport, no dental records. Nothing. Their killer does not exist. 'As addictive as Rankin' Scotsman

'Serrailler, Hill's brilliant detective, is the central character in the great writer's crime fiction novels' CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALL Heavy rain falls on Lafferton. As the rain water slowly drains away, a shallow grave - and a skeleton - are revealed. It doesn't take long to identify the remains as those of missing teenager, Harriet Lowther, who was last seen sixteen years ago. But a cold case isn't a priority: if Detective Inspector Simon Serrailler is to solve the case, he will have to do it alone.

'Serrailler, Hill's brilliant detective, is the central character in the great writer's crime fiction novels' CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALL A deadly new threat awaits Simon Serrailler in this compulsive thriller from Susan Hill, the bestselling author of The Woman in Black DC Simon Serrailler's devastating last case was nearly the death of him. Recovering on a remote Scottish island, his peace doesn't last long. When a woman's body is washed ashore, Simon is pulled in to a murder inquiry by the overstretched local police who are desperate for help. But it's when Simon returns to Lafferton and a cold case is reopened that things start to get dangerous... 'Modern crime writing with a dark, fierce edge' Daily Mail Discover the bestselling crime series that over ONE MILLION readers...

A terrifying ghost story by the bestselling author of The Woman in Black. The remoter parts of the English Fens are unruly, deserted and damp, even in the height of summer. In Iyot Lock stands a large, decaying house, belonging to Leonora and Edward's Aunt Kestrel. The pair are cousins, who were both sent to their aunt's creepy house for the summer when they were children. At the time, Leonora was angry and upset when she received the wrong dolly for her birthday. At the time, Edward told himself that the noises he heard around the house were in his head. But now, 40 years later, the terrifying consequences of what happened to Leonora's birthday doll are just beginning to surface...

A beautiful hardback edition of the famously terrifying ghost story, The Woman in Black, together with four other spine-chilling tales in one beautiful volume. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House. The house stands at the end of a causeway, wreathed in fog and mystery, but it is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose. This illustrated edition includes four of Susan Hill's scariest ghost stories: Dolly, The Man in the Picture, Printer's Devil Court and The Small Hand.

Czy to mgliste ulice wiktoriańskiego Londynu, czy upiorna perfekcja przedmieść z lat 50., w codzienność wdziera się zło z innego świata. Susan Hill, niekwestionowana dama angielskiej powieści grozy, doskonale wie, jak wywołać dreszcz lęku. Od przerażającego sekretu naukowca w Torbie podróżnej do nieuchronnych konsekwencji wybryku rozpieszczonej Leonory w Lalce i śmiertelnego niebezpieczeństwa, jakie stwarza pewien obraz Wenecji w Mężczyźnie z obrazu, opowieści Susan Hill wywołują autentyczny niepokój. Wyobraźnia i zręczność literacka autorki sprawiają, że jej opowiadania na długo zapadają w pamięć. Zagrabione życie i inne opowieści niesamowite to Susan Hill w najlepszym wydaniu, opowiadająca zatrważające i zaskakujące historie o udaremnionych ambic...

A terrifying ghost story by the bestselling author of The Woman in Black. A mysterious depiction of masked revellers at the Venice carnival hangs in the college rooms of Oliver's old professor in Cambridge. On this cold winter's night, its eerie secret is revealed by the ageing don. The dark art of the Venetian scene, instead of imitating life, has the power to entrap it. To stare into the painting is to play dangerously with the unseen demons it hides, and become the victim of its macabre beauty...

Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House. The house stands at the end of a causeway, wreathed in fog and mystery, but it is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose.

Zapierające dech opowieści grozy Kobieta w czerni i Rączka to klasyczne opowieści o duchach. Arthur Kipp, bohater Kobiety w czerni, jest obiecującym adwokatem w londyńskiej kancelarii, który zostaje wysłany do Crythin Gifford – zapadłej mieściny na wietrznych trzęsawiskach, aby wziąć udział w pogrzebie klientki, Alice Darblow, a także załatwić jej sprawy spadkowe. Kipps nic nie wie o sekretach, które kryją się za okiennicami domu pani Darblow, stojącego na końcu kanału i spowitego w mgłę oraz tajemnicę. Rutynowa podróż biznesowa przybiera nieoczekiwany obrót, gdy adwokata zaczynają prześladować seryjnie powtarzające się dźwięki i obrazy: bujający się fotel w pustym pokoju dziecinnym, niewytłumaczalny dźwięk powozu, dziecięcy okrzyk we mgle i –...