Susan Hill Knihy

Pokračování slavného románu Daphne duMaurier Mrtvá a živá začíná právě tam, kde ten končí u požáru v Manderley. Sleduje štěstí proradné paní Danversové, neblahý osud Maxima de Winter a jeho druhé ženy, krásné a osamělé paní de Winterové. Poté, co jeho dědičný dům vyhořel do základů, Maxim se svou ženou, anonymní vypravěčkou Rebečina příběhu, cestovali po cizích krajích. Teprve smrt je přivádí zpět na místo, kde Rebečin duch čeká, aby se je ještě jednou pokusil zničit.

The second novel featuring Detective Inspector Simon Serrailler set in the English cathedral town of Lafferton. A little boy is kidnapped as he stands with his satchel at the gate of his home, waiting for a lift to school. An ex-con finds it impossible to stay straight. A severely handicapped young woman dies in the night — has someone who loves her helped her out of this world? Once again, Susan Hill brilliantly creates a community, with detail so sharp and convincing that readers feel that these people are their neighbours. And that terror and evil are always in their midst. . . .

Arthur Kipps did not believe in ghosts. Few attend Mrs. Alice Drablow's funeral, and not one blood relative amongst them. There are undertakers with shovels, of course, a local official who would rather be anywhere else, and one Mr. Arthur Kipps, solicitor from London. He is to spend the night in Eel Marsh House, the place where the old recluse died amidst a sinking swamp, a blinding fog and a baleful mystery about which the townsfolk refuse to speak. Young Mr. Kipps expects a boring evening alone sorting out paperwork and searching for Mrs. Drablow's will. But when the high tide pens him in, what he finds -- or rather what finds him -- is something else entirely.

CRIME & MYSTERY. A woman vanishes in the fog up on 'the Hill', an area locally known for its tranquility and peace. The police are not alarmed; people usually disappear for their own reasons. But when a young girl, an old man and even a dog disappear no one can deny that something untoward is happening in this quiet cathedral town. Young policewoman Freya Graffham is assigned to the case, she's new to the job, compassionate, inquisitive, dedicated and needs to know - perhaps too much. She and the enigmatic detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler have the task of unraveling the mystery behind this gruesome sequence of events. From the passages revealing the killer's mind to the final heart-stopping twist, "The Various Haunts of Men" is an astounding and masterly crime debut and is the first in a magnificent series featuring Simon Serrailler.

The Cross Keys Inn provides Sir James Monmouth with shelter from the chill wind and rain, but it offers few comforts. The pale boy, the old woman, the mist in the mirror - do they have any reality beyond Monmouth's imagination? By the author of The Woman in Black and Mrs de Winter.

Es ist spät. Adam Snow, Antiquar, fährt von einem Kundenbesuch nach Hause, nimmt die falsche Abzweigung und findet sich vor einem alten verlassenen Haus wieder. Von Neugier gepackt, steigt er aus, läuft durch den verwilderten Garten, unwiderstehlich angezogen von dem seltsamen Anwesen, als plötzlich eine kleine kalte Hand nach seiner greift. Erst ist er bloß fasziniert, doch die Erinnerung an diese eigenartige Begegnung verfolgt ihn, Panikattacken suchen ihn heim, fürchterliche Albträume. Adam Snow stellt Nachforschungen an, mehr und mehr erfährt er über das verwunschene Haus. Und immer wieder fühlt er den Griff der kalten Hand, der stärker und stärker wird.

Další případ šéfinspektora Simona Seraillera z anglického městečka Lafferton. Pátrání po osobě, která unesla a pravděpodobně i zavraždila malého chlapce, se zastavilo na mrtvém bodě a začíná být jasné, že k vyřešení případu může napomoci snad jen náhoda. Lafferton žije na povrchu dál poklidným životem, ale napětí mezi lidmi postupně vzrůstá a rodiče žijí v permanentním strachu. Pak přijde zpráva, že v Yorkshiru bylo uneseno další dítě. Podaří se policii tentokrát zasáhnout včas?

A collection of short stories both in the contemporary and traditional style. The book includes suggestions for writing and aims to encourage pupils to consider alternative ways of looking at a play or story. It is intended for class use and for GCSE examinations and coursework.

Tom's mother helps him get rid of his bad dreams one night at a time.