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“Passionate and thematically provocative, it’s much more than a traditional police procedural.”
—Winnipeg Free Press
“The sixth book in the superb Simon Serrailler series is the best so far and that makes it a standout. If we’re looking for writers to join P. D. James and Ruth Rendell in the pantheon of Britain’s best, Hill is definitely on the list. She has plot, character, setting and mood in perfect position: The Betrayal of Trust shows just what she can do with all of them.”
—Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail
“Beautifully written.... It has the ring of truth on every page.... Touching, entirely believable.”
—The Washington Post
“A satisfying crime story as well as a fearless examination of controversial issues surrounding terminal illness.”
—Daily Mail
“The Betrayal of Trust isn’t only a page-turner—though it certainly fulfils that expectation—it’s also a thought-provoking novel about those who suffer and those who care for them.”
—The Guardian
“Compelling.... Fans and newcomers to Hill’s series will appreciate the characters’ deep humanity.”
—Kirkus Reviews
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"Not all great novelists can write crime fiction but when one like Susan Hill does the result is stunning."
—Ruth Rendell
A cold case comes back to life in this sixth book in the highly successful Simon Serrailler detective series "eagerly awaited by all aficionados" (P.D. James). Freak weather and flash floods all over southern England. Lafferton is under water and a landslide on the Moor has closed the bypass. As the rain slowly drains away, a shallow grave--and a skeleton--are exposed; 20 years on, the remains of missing teenager Joanne Lowther have finally been uncovered. The case is re-opened and Simon Serrailler is called in as senior investigating officer. Joanne, an only child, had been on her way home from a friend's house that night. She was the daughter of a prominent local businessman, Sir John Lowther. Joanne's mother, unable to cope, killed herself 2 years after Joanne disappeared. Cold cases are always tough, and in this latest in the acclaimed series from Susan Hill, Serrailler is forced to confront a frustrating, distressing and complex situation.
—Ruth Rendell
A cold case comes back to life in this sixth book in the highly successful Simon Serrailler detective series "eagerly awaited by all aficionados" (P.D. James). Freak weather and flash floods all over southern England. Lafferton is under water and a landslide on the Moor has closed the bypass. As the rain slowly drains away, a shallow grave--and a skeleton--are exposed; 20 years on, the remains of missing teenager Joanne Lowther have finally been uncovered. The case is re-opened and Simon Serrailler is called in as senior investigating officer. Joanne, an only child, had been on her way home from a friend's house that night. She was the daughter of a prominent local businessman, Sir John Lowther. Joanne's mother, unable to cope, killed herself 2 years after Joanne disappeared. Cold cases are always tough, and in this latest in the acclaimed series from Susan Hill, Serrailler is forced to confront a frustrating, distressing and complex situation.
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Simon's Life Becomes Even More Complicated,
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This review is from: The Betrayal of Trust (Hardcover)
"The Betrayal of Trust" is the sixth in Susan Hill's series about Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler set in Lafferton, a quiet English town apparently not far from London. After a huge storm uncovers a shallow grave in which the skeletons of two young women lie, he is assigned to the cold case; it doesn't take long to determine that one of the bodies is that of young Harriet, a 15-year-old who disappeared suddenly some 16 years earlier. That fact, and the subsequent discovery of the name of the second woman, starts Simon on a journey into the past, into memories and the lack thereof. At the same time, Simon experiences something that has never happened to him before: he falls in love, with a married woman. He's always had pleasant but casual relationships with women, and he has no idea what to do about this situation, especially as Rachel feels the same way but would never leave her much older, very ill husband. And then there's Mrs. Forbes, a patient of Simon's sister Cat, who has developed a terrible motor neuron disease that is slowly robbing her of her independence and her ability to care for herself, and there's Lenny, trying to cope with the dementia of her long-time partner Olive, and trying to forget the secret they share as Olive has forgotten it.... There are many threads in this novel, as is usually the case with Susan Hill: here we have assisted suicide, murder, the fogging of the mind and associated age-related health problems all bound up together, and only Simon to unravel the pieces, all the while trying to sort out his own emotions. Quite satisfying; recommended!
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A great addition to the Simon Serailler series.,
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For the reader, the best thing about a series of books - if they're well-written - is the continual updating of the on-going characters' lives. Included as part of the plots, life events like birth, death, illness, marriage, and divorce, move the story forward and make the characters more three-dimensional. Susan Hill, the author of the British procedurals featuring DCI Simon Serailler, is a master of this updating and I always look forward to her next book in the series.Her latest, "The Betrayal of Trust" is a worthy addition to the series. Set in the southwest of England, Simon Serailler is the only cop in a family of doctors. A loner by nature, he invests his energies in his job and in his avocation of sketching. He's gaining fame as an artist, but his true interests lie in his job. Crimes are not rare in his town of Lafferton, but the washing away of land in a horrendous storm uncovers two bodies. Both are young women, and one is soon identified as the body of a 15 year old girl who had gone missing some 16 years before. Serailler opens a "cold case" on the bodies and gets to work. But Simon Serailler's family and friends also come into the picture. His sister, a doctor and a widow who's raising three children on her own, needs help. So does his step-mother, married to Simon's irascible father, who finds things out about her husband and his family that don't sit too well with her. And Simon - long aloof from the vagaries and messiness of love - finds himself struck by cupid's arrow. There are two other plot lines - seemingly at odds with the main one - that are fairly well tied up by Hill at book's end. Are Hill's "Serailler" books police procedurals or are they family sagas? They're actually a combination of the two and are brilliantly done. I'm looking forward to the next one.
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A page-turning, thought-provoking, addictive read,
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Reason for Reading: Next in the series.I love this series! And eagerly await each new installment which, unfortunately only come out every other year, but boy! is it worth the wait! Simon is working on the cold case of skeletal remains which were easily identified by a genetic abnormality but soon after the finding of this body more remains are found close by; this time in a shallow grave. Simon must decide if they are related and how. This time the victim is an unknown and proves difficult to identify. A most intriguing and stimulating case with many twists, turns and avenues. As usual with Hill's books, while the case is the main focus of the book it does not take up the whole spotlight. Simon's character and personal life, along with that of his family continues on in an established story arc throughout the books. The other topic that permeates this book is that of the elderly/terminally ill and death. Susan Hill explores this theme from many angles giving us characters who are doctors, nurses, caregivers and patients who are simply elderly, suffering from dementia or dying from terrible terminal illnesses. She explores hospice care, private clinics, those who are content with their life and now death and those who are angry at the world for their illness and impending death. She explores the controversial issue of self-assisted suicide from both sides , while making a sympathetic character who deals with the issue and at the same time dealing with the crime that it is in England and most of the civilized world. A page-turning, thought-provoking, addictive read. And a highly recommended series. For some reason I started this one in the middle, so I have to keep reminding myself I have the first three books awaiting my reading pleasure.
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