Vintage books A Question of Identity Хилл Сьюзен

A transfixing parable of greed, goodness and an extraordinary miracle from the author of The Woman in Black • Tommy Carr was a kind man; Eve had been able to tell that after half an hour of knowing him. There had never been a day when he had not shown her some small kindness and even after the tragic death of their young daughter, their relationship remained as strong as before. Grief takes its toll however, and it’s not surprising that by the following Christmas, Tommy is a shadow of his former self, with the look of death upon him • But what happens next is entirely unexpected, not least for the kind man

Rejacketed alongside Air and Angels, The Mist in the Mirror and The Woman in Black to create a set of Susan Hill's most absorbing, enchanting and unsettling backlist titles • Rebecca was Daphne du Maurier's most famous and best-loved novel • But what happened next? • Married to the sophisticated, wordly-wise Maxim, the second Mrs de Winter's life should be happy and fulfilled. But the vengeful ghost of Rebecca, Maxim's first wife, continues to cast its long shadow over them. Back in England after an absence of over ten years, it seems as if happiness will at last be theirs • But the de Winters still have to reckon with two hate-consumed figures they once knew - both of whom have very long memories

A devastating coming-of-age story about a woman caught in the wrong era, from the bestselling author of The Woman in Black • Everyone likes Olive Piper. A happy, open-hearted child growing up in the 1950s, her life is contented. When her passion for reading gets her into university she feels sure the world is waiting for her • But then she makes a mistake – the kind any one of us could make – and faces an impossible choice

После того, как ее муж стал жестоким, Фредерика Поттер бежит со своим маленьким сыном в Лондон. Там она получает место преподавателя в художественной школе и оказывается в окружении художников и поэтов, мечтающих о бунте. Затем Фредерика знакомится с Джудом Мейсоном, странным и харизматичным автором дико противоречивого романа. Когда ее муж подает на развод, а Джуд становится объектом громкого судебного разбирательства, жизнь Фредерики грозит выйти из-под контроля • Книга на англлийском языке • After her husband becomes violent, Frederica Potter flees with her young son to London. There, she secures a teaching position in an art school, and finds herself surrounded by painters and poets with dreams of rebellion. Then Frederica meets Jude Mason, the strange and charismatic author of a wildly controversial novel

В романе Сьюзен Хилл "Осмотрительность" Саймон Серрайлер сталкивается со своим самым опасным испытанием • Кафедральный город Лаффертон кажется идиллическим, но во многих отношениях он ничем не отличается от любого другого места. Являясь частью того же быстро меняющегося мира, он разделяет те же надежды и страхи, а также те же виды преступности, что и любое количество городов по всей стране • Когда однажды констебля Саймона Серрайлера вызывает новый главный констебль Лаффертона Кирон Брайт, его встречают четверо офицеров в штатском. Его просят взять на себя ведущую роль в сложной, потенциально опасной операции под прикрытием, и он должен немедленно покинуть город, никому ничего не сказав • Тем временем Кэт, сестра Саймона, сталкивается на работе с трудным выбором, который проверит ее преданность Национальной службе здравоохранения

A gunman is terrorising young women • What links these seemingly random murders? Is the marksman with a rifle the same person as the killer with a handgun? Or do the police have two snipers on their hands? • Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler is in charge of the case, but is struggling to cope with a tragedy at the heart of his family • The pressure is mounting

A deadly new threat awaits Simon Serrailler in this compulsive thriller from Susan Hill, the bestselling author of The Woman in Black • DC Simon Serrailler's devastating last case was nearly the death of him • Recovering on a remote Scottish island, his peace doesn't last long. When a woman's body is washed ashore, Simon is pulled in to a murder inquiry by the overstretched local police who are desperate for help • But it's when Simon returns to Lafferton and a cold case is reopened that things start to get dangerous

Однажды дождливой ночью супружеская пара приглашает в свой дом двух незнакомцев, нуждающихся в помощи. Это поступок, о котором они будут сожалеть всю оставшуюся жизнь • На другом конце города жестоко убита женщина, а ее муж остался без сознания • Связаны ли эти два преступления? • Детектив Саймон Серрайлер отправляется на расследование, но помешают ли ему его собственные демоны? • Книга на английском языке • One rainy night, a couple welcomes two strangers needing help into their home. It's an act they will regret for the rest of their lives • On the other side of town a woman is brutally murdered and her husband is left unconscious • Are the two crimes connected? • Detective Simon Serrailler sets out to investigate but will his own demons get in the way?

People are going missing. Only one thing links their cases • They all disappear on the hill • A woman vanishes in the fog up on the Hill in Lafferton. The police have one lead - a pair of expensive cuff-links found in her flat, with a mysterious note attached to them • Then a young girl, an old man and even a dog disappear in quick succession in exactly the same place • Young policewoman Freya Graffham and Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler are given the task of unravelling the mystery. But can they find the Hill killer before he strikes again?

Heavy 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

Children are vanishing. The village of Lafferton is shattered • There are no witnesses and no leads - just a kidnapper at large • Then Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler receives a call: a child has been snatched in Yorkshire. Has the abductor struck again? And will they find this child alive?

A satirical and daring collection of short stories exploring black life from one of America's rising stars • 'Makes you shake your head in delight... Her stories feel simultaneously like the poke of a stick and a comforting balm; a smack followed by a kiss. I’m so into it' Bim Adewunmi, Guardian • Heads of the Colored People interrogates our supposedly post-racial era to wicked and devastating effect, exposing the violence that threatens black Americans, no matter their apparent success • A teenager is insidiously bullied as her YouTube following soars; an assistant professor finds himself losing a subtle war against his office mate; a nurse is worn down by the demand for her skills as a funeral singer. And across a series of stories, a young woman grows up, negotiating and renegotiating her identity