The Betrayal of Trust (Paperback)

from Twink

Susan Hill is a prolific and prize winning author, but a new name for me. Her latest release The Betrayal of Trust, is the sixth book in her Simon Serrailler crime novels. Simon is Detective Chief Superintendent in Lafferton, a city in England. When a severe storm hits Lafferton, a skelton is une...

from ehines

You'll see a number of negative reviews here that are mostly people who are disappointed that Hill doesn't stick to the usual mystery structure in these books. If that is a deal-breaker for you, then this series probably isn't for you. But there is a lot else to recommend them. For one thing, the...

from nocto

The only problem I had with this book was that one of the main strands of the plot didn't really link in with the others very strongly. But on the other hand I like the way you never know quite what is going to turn out to be significant in these books, which is much better than other more predic...

from ElizaJane

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 so...

from vancouverdeb

The Betrayal of Trust by Susan Hill is the sixth book in the DCI Simon Serrailler Series. As always, Susan Hill offers a mix of police procedural and social commentary. This time, crime very much takes a back seat as social and moral issues are explored. The Betrayal of Trust is the series darkes...