The Benefit of Hindsight: A Simon Serrailler Case

Serrailler must confront his demons as Lafferton experiences a series of shocking crimes in this 10th book in Susan Hill's shattering crime series.

Susan Hill stuns readers once again in The Benefit of Hindsight, the 10th book in her celebrated mystery series. Now recuperated after the violent incident that cost him his arm--and nearly his life--DCS Serrailler has returned to work, though he prefers to spend his spare time sketching the medieval angels being restored on the cathedral roof. With crime rates down, Lafferton has been quiet, until one night when two men open their front door to a distressing scene. Serrailler makes a serious error of judgment when handling the incident, and the stress of this, combined with the ongoing trauma of losing his arm, takes its toll. In the tradition of the fabulous mysteries of Ruth Rendell and P. D. James, The Benefit of Hindsight is Susan Hill's best work yet--a chilling new addition to a highly acclaimed series.

“"Susan Hill is a master storyteller. Hill's crime novels are engaging and...gripping reads."”

"As every Trollope reader knows, English cathedral towns can be hotbeds of viciousness and vice. And so it is in Lafferton, where Susan Hill sets her thoughtful mysteries...Elegant."

-- "New York Times, praise for the author"

"Hill knows how to keep those pages turning."

-- "Chicago Tribune, praise for the author"

"Hill, an award-winning novelist, shows just how good crime writing can be."

-- "Parade, praise for the author"

"It's the intelligence of this brooding series that rivets a reader's attention."

-- "Washington Post, praise for the series"

"Not all great novelists can write crime fiction, but when one like Susan Hill does it, the result is stunning."

-- "Ruth Rendell, New York Times bestselling author, praise for the author"

"P. D. James meets Barbara Kingsolver."

-- "Washington Post, praise for the author"

"Rich in psychological detail...With carefully crafted plotting, believably realized characters, and atmospheric settings, Hill's mysteries prove compelling."

-- " New York Journal of Books, praise for the author"

-- "Strand Magazine, praise for the author"

Susan Hill's novels and short stories have won numerous awards and prizes, including the Whitbread Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, and the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year, and have been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. She was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Honors. The play adapted from her famous ghost novel, The Woman in Black, has been running in the West End since 1989. Her crime novels featuring DCS Simon Serrailler--The Various Haunts of Men, The Pure in Heart, The Risk of Darkness, The Vows of Silence, The Shadows in the Street, The Betrayal of Trust, A Question of Identity, The Soul of Discretion, and The Comforts of Home--are all available from The Overlook Press and are currently being adapted for television.Steven Pacey is an actor and Earphones Award-winning narrator. He is a highly decorated stage actor, performing often at the West End Theatre. He has appeared in numerous television roles, including Tarrant in Blake's 7, and has made over three hundred radio broadcasts.

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