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Dame Susan Elizabeth Hill, Lady Wells DBE (born 5 February 1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels include The Woman in Black, which has been adapted for stage and screen, The Mist in the Mirror, and I'm the King of the Castle, for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971.
In 2004, Susan Hill began a series of crime novels based on the famous character ‘Simon Serrailler’. The series included seven novels and was based on the disappearance of people from the town of Lafferton and the police investigations taking place to find them.
Susan Elizabeth Hill is a prolific writer: the author of numerous novels, collections of short stories, non-fiction and children's fiction as well as a respected reviewer, critic, broadcaster and editor.
Jun 7, 2021 · Looking for Susan Hill’s Simon Serrailler books in order? Look no further! Susan Hill’s Simon Serrailler novels are in a league of their own – literate, detailed, and full of drama – standing head and shoulders above the majority of crime novels.
Simon Serrailler, a police Chief Inspector in Lafferton, England: The Various Haunts of Men (Simon Serrailler, #1), The Pure in Heart (Simon Serrailler, ...
Susan Hill was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire in 1942. Her hometown was later referred to in her novel A Change for the Better (1969) and some short stories especially "Cockles and Mussels". She attended Scarborough Convent School, where she became interested in theatre and literature.
Susan Hill has 173 books on Goodreads with 388192 ratings. Susan Hill’s most popular book is The Woman in Black.
Novelist Susan Hill (English, 1963) published her first novel whilst studying at King’s. Susan was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire during World War II. Although the family moved to Coventry when Susan was 16, many of her novels and short stories still feature her hometown by the sea.
Dame Susan Hill is a novelist and publisher who was Booker Prize-shortlisted in 1972 for The Bird of Night. As a judge: ‘I took the mountain of submitted novels on my honeymoon.’
Susan Hill has been a professional writer for over fifty years. Her books have won the Whitbread, the John Llewellyn Prize, and the W. Somerset Maugham Award, and have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
