Andrew Taylor

An unorthodox detective novel about Waitrose-country paedos

A review of The Soul of Discretion, by Susan Hill. There is little pure detection in the latest in Hill’s Serraillier series; the focus lies elsewhere

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  • The Soul of Discretion

    Susan Hill

    Chatto, pp. 320

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