The Betrayal of Trust

The sixth Simon Serrailler Case'Serrailler, Hill's brilliant detective, is the central character in the great writer's crime fiction novels' CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALLHeavy rain falls on Lafferton. As the rain water slowly drains away, a shallow grave - and a skeleton - are revealed.It doesn't take long to identify the remains as those of missing teenager, Harriet Lowther, who was last seen sixteen years ago.But a cold case isn't a priority- if Detective Inspector Simon Serrailler is to solve the case, he will have to do it alone.

“Hugely enjoyable”

... This is a satisfying crime story and 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 Guardian
A page-turner Guardian
Daily Mail
... This is a satisfying crime story and a fearless examination of controversial issues surrounding terminal illness Daily Mail

SUSAN HILL has been a professional writer for over fifty years. Her books have won awards and prizes including the Whitbread, the John Llewellyn Rhys and a Somerset Maugham, and have been shortlisted for the Booker. Her novels include Strange Meeting, I'm the King of the Castle, In the Springtime of the Year and The Mist in the Mirror. She has also published autobiographical works and collections of short stories as well as the Simon Serrailler series of crime novels. The play of her ghost story The Woman in Black is one of the longest running in the history of London's West End. In 2020 she was awarded a damehood (DBE) for services to literature. She has two adult daughters and lives in North Norfolk.

'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 'Hill can't write a bad sentence and her characters are all completely convincing - no more so than her long-serving detective Simon Serrailler' Henry Sutton, Daily Mirror Heavy rain falls on Lafferton, flooding the cathedral town and causing a landslip out on the moors. As the rain water slowly drains away, a shallow grave - and a skeleton - are revealed. It doesn't take long to identify the remains as those of missing teenager, Harriet Lowther, who was last seen sixteen years ago, waiting for a bus. But a cold case isn't a priority for a police force already struggling with staff shortages and cuts: if Detective Inspector Simon Serrailler is to solve the case, he will have to do it alone. Meanwhile, his sister, Dr Cat Deerbon, is fighting for funding to prevent the closure of the local hospice that offers respite to so many of her patients. 'Hugely enjoyable... This is a satisfying crime story and a fearless examination of controversial issues surrounding terminal illness' Daily Mail 'Far more than a whodunit...written with a novelist's flair, in that the characters, however fleeting, are carefully drawn and believable' Country Life

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