The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 11 books · 2004 to 2021 · Set in the fictional Lafferton, England

Susan Hill

Crime and mysteryPolice procedural

Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler, artist and loner, polices the cathedral town of Lafferton, and the books follow his family as closely as his cases, above all his sister Cat, a doctor.

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Susan Hill books in order

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Simon Serrailler

11 books · Set in the fictional Lafferton, EnglandPolice procedural
  1. 1The Various Haunts of Men2004With Freya GraffhamBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Pure in Heart2005With Simon SerraillerBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Risk of Darkness2006With Simon SerraillerBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Vows of Silence2008With Simon SerraillerBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Shadows in the Street2010With Simon SerraillerBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Betrayal of Trust2011With Simon SerraillerBuy on Amazon
  7. 7A Question of Identity2012With Simon SerraillerBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Soul of Discretion2014With Simon SerraillerBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Comforts of Home2018With Simon SerraillerBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Benefit of Hindsight2019With Simon SerraillerBuy on Amazon
  11. 11A Change of Circumstance2021With Simon SerraillerBuy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Lafferton