The Betrayal of Trust: Simon Serrailler Book 6 - Couverture rigide

Hill, Susan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0701180013 ISBN 13 : 9780701180010

Editeur : Chatto & Windus, 2011

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Simon Serrailler is faced with that most complicated of investigations - a cold case.

Freak weather and flash floods all over southern England. Half of Lafferton is afloat. A landslip on the Moor has closed the bypass and, as the rain slowly drains away, a shallow grave - and a skeleton - are exposed.

It doesn't take long to identify the remains as those of the missing teenager, Harriet Lowther, last seen carrying a tennis racket while waiting for a bus. But that was sixteen years ago. How long will it take to trawl through the old, stale evidence and assess it anew? The Lafferton force is struggling with staff shortages and economies, and Simon has to do a lot of the legwork on his own. Meanwhile, his sister, Dr Cat Deerbon, is fighting for extra funding for the hospice which is threatened with cuts and closures.

All the Simon Serrailler novels offer more than merely a murder mystery, and The Betrayal of Trust is no exception: it takes a brave, truthful look at old age and the associated problems of terminal illness which, in the future, will bring our society to the brink of painful conflicts of conscience.

Susan Hill's gifts are displayed here to dazzling effect: her empathy and understanding of the human heart, her brilliance when evoking character and her tremendous powers of exciting storytelling.

Revue de presse :

"Hugely enjoyable... This is a satisfying crime story and a fearless examination of controversial issues surrounding terminal illness" (Carla McKay 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." (Laura Wilson Guardian)

"A crime series that specialises in sidestepping conventions, always to exhilarating effect ... These books succeed in harnessing all the genre's addictive power while maintaining a complexity and fascination entirely their own." (Independent)

"It is when Hill descends to write about mere mortals...that one remembers she is among our finest novelists." (Daily Telegraph)

"Hill can't write a bad sentence and her characters are all completely convincing - none more so than her long-serving detective Simon Serrailler." (Henry Sutton Mirror)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Chatto & Windus
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0701180013
• ISBN 13: 9780701180010
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368