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The Pure in Heart: Simon Serrailler 2 (Unabridged)

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by Susan Hill (Author), Steven Pacey (Narrator)

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Listening Length: 11 hours and 37 minutes
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Publisher: AudioGO Ltd.
Audible.co.uk Release Date: 7 April 2006
Language: English
ASIN: B002SQARIO

Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (53 customer reviews)

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Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler, first introduced in The Various Haunts of Men, is on a painting holiday in Venice when he is summoned home by a telephone call. He has family problems to face, and the stress and grind of running a busy police station. When a little boy is snatched as he stands with his satchel at the gate of his home, waiting for his lift to school, an ordinary community realises that terror and evil are in their very midst.

You should listen to Susan Hill's brilliant Simon Serrailler trilogy in the correct order which is as follows:

Book 1: The Various Haunts of Men
Book 2: The Pure in Heart
Book 3: The Risk of Darkness

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51 of 57 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Make up your own mind 15 Aug 2006

By Suencfc

Format:Mass Market Paperback

I was almost put off this book by the negative reviews posted on this site. Ultimately, I bought the book because I was impressed by the first one. I hope other readers will do the same. I found the book thoughtful and interesting and the development of characters unrushed and therefore more to be relished. I trust that the author will reveal more and more as the series develops. It is refreshing to find a book that does not merely rely on gore and forensics but actually tries to put the crimes and the detectives in a more realistic, human context. Far from seeing the author as a middle class person extolling the virtues of the middle class and denigrating the working classes, I thought Susan Hill painted a picture of a middle class family trapped in a very sterile environment, partly of their own making. Neighbours who care more about privacy than community, a woman who has literally no-one to turn to in a crisis. I liked the sympathetic treatment dished out at Dino's cafe and the fact that Nathan is good hearted and prepared to try to help an ex con even when he is hassled by the cons sister. Rough and ready maybe, but the view of Michelle is that she cares about her kids and will keep the family together and make the kids law abiding. Give the book a chance if you liked the first. I think comparisons between Elizabeth George and Susan Hill are more relevant than ones between her and Minette Walters.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from Susan Hill 3 Jun 2005

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Format:Hardcover

Having read the first Simon Serrailler novel, The Various Haunts of Men, it was difficult to believe a) that this was Susan Hill's first foray into the world of crime fiction, and b) that it could get any better. Fortunately, she has proved me wrong with this marvellous, haunting tale of a missing boy, a recently released prisoner and his struggles to remain on the right side of the law, and a sensitive and touching portrayal of a severely handicapped young woman. The characters are immediately real, and stayed with me long after I had closed the book. Their relationships are deftly drawn, their struggles and pain all too believable. The poignant images of the little boy waiting for his lift, alone in the street, not knowing what was about to happen; and of Martha Serrailler, childlike in the nursing home, are desperately touching, and characteristic of Hill's masterful storytelling skills. This is a wonderful, sad, frightening, beautiful book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unputdownable 8 July 2005

By Sharon4

Format:Hardcover

I absolutely loved this novel. Whereas The Various Haunts of Men was about setting the scene, this one takes you straight under the skin of the characters. It centres around the disappearance of a small boy, its effect on his parents and sister, the local community and those investigating it. It's a distressing subject, sensitively handled by the author, but Susan Hill's strength as a writer is in locating her character's heart and soul in more than one place. Central to DCI Serrailler is his relationship with his sisters - Cat, his beloved triplet and Martha, who is severely mentally and physically disabled. His love for them both is deeply moving and gives us an idea of where this apparently rather repressed man draws his huge capacity for tenderness. Those who wanted a lot more of him after the first novel will not be disappointed. There are some interesting new characters, in particular, a vibrant young American woman and a young man who is trying to go straight after a period in jail. It will be interesting to see if they are developed further in the next novel.

Although the plot appears, initially, to be about humanity's potential for evil, that's not what permeates the novel as a whole. Sadness does, and loss and humanity's great potential for love. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend The Pure in the Heart for anyone looking for a crime novel with a heart as well as a brain. My only problem now is waiting for the next book!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre Detective Story

No where near as good as the first novel in this series. Perhaps book 3 is a continuation of this book.

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