Susan Hill―the Man Booker Prize nominee and winner of the Whitbread, Somerset Maugham, and John Llewellyn Rhys awards―returns with a hair-raising new novel, the ninth book in one of the most acclaimed mystery series of our time. Featuring the enigmatic and brooding chief police inspector Simon Serrailler, this intricate and pulse-pounding series follows a collection of grisly crimes plaguing the city of Lafferton―and The Comforts of Home is the most chilling and unputdownable installment yet.In this gripping new thriller, Simon, eager to be back at work after recovering from a near-fatal injury, takes on a cold-case review for the Lafferton police about a girl who disappeared some years before. Meanwhile, his family adjusts to changes of its own; namely his sister’s marriage to Chief Constable Kieron Bright. But when events take an unfavorable turn for the Chief Constable and an arsonist goes on a deadly rampage in Lafferton, Simon’s personal and professional lives intertwine in more complex and devastating ways than ever before.In the tradition of the fabulous mysteries of Ruth Rendell and P.D. James, The Comforts of Home is Susan Hill’s best work yet―a heart-pounding new addition to a highly-applauded and “elegant” (The New York Times) series. “Susan Hill [has an] effortless ability to terrify, astonish, and implicate us all in just a few sentences. . . . The Comforts of Home will provide no comfort at all, taking us into the chilling world of a remote Scottish island, and displaying Susan Hill’s trademark talent for the grotesque, the macabre, and the stunning.” - CrimeReads “A tour de force . . . As the best mysteries do, [ The Comforts of Home ] probes the mysteries within, especially the interaction of an investigator’s own inner darkness and that of the criminals he pursues. . . . A fine read, memorable and satisfying in its dark tangles and solutions.” - New York Journal of Books “An eerie, hair-raising mystery . . . Simon’s personal and professional lives merge in more complex and chilling ways than ever before.” - Women's World “Hill’s writing prowess is on full view here; both newcomers and the series’ many established fans will find it difficult to leave the Serraillers’ world at the close of this long-awaited entry. A good choice for Louise Penny fans.” - Booklist Susan Hill ’s novels and short stories have won the Whitbread Book, Somerset Maugham, and John Llewellyn Rhys Awards, the Yorkshire Pos t Book of the Year, and have been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The play adapted from her famous ghost novel, The Woman in Black , has been running in the West End since 1989. She lives in the UK.