The Various Haunts of Men, Susan Hill

Read on the Kindle - bought as a bundle with The Pure in Heart.

I read The Vows of Silence a while back, and thought I would go back to the start of the story.

This is the first of the Simon Serailler novels and distinguishes itself by not properly introducing the detective until about half way through the book. Instead, the protagonist is Freya Graffham a young female detective recently arrived from London.

This book sets the scene with Simon's family, who will play a big part in all the subsequent books - another trick which sets this series apart from other detective novels.

An interesting tale of a serial killer in rural England, didn't put me off reading more.