The Betrayal of Trust
The Betrayal of
Trust by Susan
Hill.
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: The Overlook Press;(October 30, 2012)
ISBN-10: 1468300652
Amazon:
The Betrayal of Trust. The English town of Lafferton is ravaged by flash floods. A shallow grave is exposed; the remains of missing teenager Harriet Lowther have been uncovered. Harriet was the daughter of a prominent local businessman, and her death twenty years before had led to her mother’s suicide.
Cold cases are always tough, and in this mystery in the enduringly popular series, Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler must confront his most grisly, dangerous, and complex case yet. Susan Hill’s understanding of the human heart, her brilliance when evoking characters, and her tremendous powers of storytelling come into full force in The Betrayal of Trust.
Pretty good read. Nice (very nice) short (very short), chapters! Short chapters always make me read "just a little more" because I know I can end when a new chapter begins instead of in the middle of a chapter.
Susan Hill, is of course, most noted for The Woman in Black. (A Daniel Radcliff movie)
I have found out that The Betrayal of Trust is just one of a number of books she has written using Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler. I may read another if I can come across one that is in the Thrift Shops. (Too many books here that are unread!).
This is a Cold Crime Mystery. Very well written. She introduces other people who seem to have no connection at all, and it seems she is telling more than one story.. but of course, she is not.
A storm uproots a tree.. along with some old bones. (this is where you hear creepy music).. Upon working the scene they come across more bones to a second person. Hmmm. Two dead bodies... not good. It winds up being a 16 year old "missing person". And it builds from there.... you will have to read it if you want to know the whole mystery!
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: The Overlook Press;(October 30, 2012)
ISBN-10: 1468300652
Amazon:
The Betrayal of Trust. The English town of Lafferton is ravaged by flash floods. A shallow grave is exposed; the remains of missing teenager Harriet Lowther have been uncovered. Harriet was the daughter of a prominent local businessman, and her death twenty years before had led to her mother’s suicide.
Cold cases are always tough, and in this mystery in the enduringly popular series, Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler must confront his most grisly, dangerous, and complex case yet. Susan Hill’s understanding of the human heart, her brilliance when evoking characters, and her tremendous powers of storytelling come into full force in The Betrayal of Trust.
Pretty good read. Nice (very nice) short (very short), chapters! Short chapters always make me read "just a little more" because I know I can end when a new chapter begins instead of in the middle of a chapter.
Susan Hill, is of course, most noted for The Woman in Black. (A Daniel Radcliff movie)
I have found out that The Betrayal of Trust is just one of a number of books she has written using Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler. I may read another if I can come across one that is in the Thrift Shops. (Too many books here that are unread!).
This is a Cold Crime Mystery. Very well written. She introduces other people who seem to have no connection at all, and it seems she is telling more than one story.. but of course, she is not.
A storm uproots a tree.. along with some old bones. (this is where you hear creepy music).. Upon working the scene they come across more bones to a second person. Hmmm. Two dead bodies... not good. It winds up being a 16 year old "missing person". And it builds from there.... you will have to read it if you want to know the whole mystery!
posted by DesLily | 7:57 AM
1 Comments:
I read the first book in this series and enjoyed it. But book 2 was about a child abduction and I'm a bit funny about that in books. This one sounds good though so maybe I ought to go back to the series. She's such a good writer.
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