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A Change of Circumstance

Discover book 11 in the Simon Serrailler series
By Susan Hill
Series: Simon Serrailler
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A Change of Circumstance by Susan Hill is a compelling crime thriller featuring DCS Simon Serrailler. Set in the English cathedral town of Lafferton, the story traces a complex investigation into drug activity that deeply affects the community. Amidst police work and personal dilemmas, Serrailler navigates new challenges that force him to confront shifting dynamics in his professional and personal life.
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If you enjoy gripping crime novels and intricate thrillers, this book may captivate your interest. Susan Hill's masterful storytelling combines suspense with vivid character development, drawing you into a compelling mystery. Ideal for those who appreciate nuanced plots and atmospheric settings.

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A Change of Circumstance is the 11th book in the bestselling and addictive Simon Serrailler series by Susan Hill.

Over one million copies sold.

Innocent or guilty. It's a matter of which lines you cross.

It's mid-winter, and a body is discovered in a flat just outside Lafferton. It's a drugs overdose, but something doesn't feel right. The place is entirely empty. Damp walls, bare floorboards. Not even a bed.

And then there's the man known as Fats. Preying on young children to run errands for him. Burner phones with instructions messaged through. Bribes followed by threats.

Can Serrailler finally break the drugs network that's spreading through the area, or is it just too powerful for him?

'Keeps the reader guessing until the last page' - Sunday Express

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  • A Change of Circumstance
    A Change of Circumstance is the 11th book in the bestselling and addictive Simon Serrailler series by Susan Hill. Over one million copies sold. Innocent or guilty. It's a matter of which lines you cross. It's mid-winter, and a body is discovered in a flat just outside Lafferton. It's a drugs overdose, but something doesn't feel right. The place is...
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A Change of Circumstance by Susan Hill receives praise for its dark, fierce edge akin to modern crime writing, and its brilliantly compelling prose. Critics have highlighted its addictive quality, comparing it to the works of Rankin, while also noting its exploration of harrowing themes, particularly the exploitation of vulnerable youngsters. With all the elements of a perfect English crime novel, Hill's work continues to engage and captivate readers.

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ISBN: 9781529110531

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 August 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 266g

Pages: 384

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Penguin Books Police Procedural Series: Simon Serrailler Susan Hill

About the Author

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.

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