Order of Susan Hill Books
Susan Hill is an English author of gothic fiction, fantasy novels, crime fiction and children’s books. She is the author of the Simon Serrailler series. She became interested in literature as well as theatre while attending Scarborough Convent School. She is the winner of the Somerset Maugham Award (for I’m the King of the Castle in 1971), the Whitbread Novel Award (for The Bird of Night in 1972) and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (for The Albatross, also in 1972), among other awards.
She wrote her first novel, The Enclosure, while still in university. It was published in 1961. The novel was criticized in The Daily Mail, which felt its sexual content was inappropriate for a “schoolgirl.” Below is a list of Susan Hill’s books in order of when they were originally published:
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Publication Order of Simon Serrailler Books
| The Various Haunts of Men | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Pure in Heart | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Risk of Darkness | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Vows of Silence | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Shadows in the Street | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Betrayal of Trust | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Question of Identity | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Breach of Security | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Soul of Discretion | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hero | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Old Haunts | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Comforts of Home | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Revenge | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Benefit of Hindsight | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Change of Circumstance | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Woman in Black Books
(with Martyn Waites)
| The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Woman in Black: Angel of Death | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Enclosure | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Do Me a Favour | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gentleman and Ladies | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Change for the Better | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Strange Meeting | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bird of Night | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| In the Springtime of the Year | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Air and Angels | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mist in the Mirror | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mrs. deWinter | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Service of Clouds | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Man in the Picture | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Beacon | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Battle for Gullywith | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Small Hand | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Kind Man | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dolly Signed | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| From the Heart | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Custodian | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Albatross | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Elephant Man | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Crystal | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Black Sheep | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hunger | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Printer's Devil Court | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Irish Twins | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Albatross and Other Stories | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Bit of Singing and Dancing and Other Stories | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Cold Country, And Other Plays For Radio | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stories from Codling Village | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Christmas Collection | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Listening to the Orchestra | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read and Other Stories | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Farthing House and Other Stories | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Travelling Bag and Other Ghostly Stories | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Walter & Florence and Other Stories | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Children's Books
| I'm The King Of The Castle | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Glass Angels | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Friends Next Door | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Very Special Birthday | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| One Night at a Time / Go Away Bad Dreams | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mother's Magic | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Can It Be True? | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Suzy's Shoes | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| I Won't Go There Again | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Septimus Honeydew | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pirate Poll | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Beware Beware | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| King of Kings | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Magic Apple Tree | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Through the Kitchen Window | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Through the Garden Gate | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lighting of the Lamps | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Shakespeare Country | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lanterns Across the Snow | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Spirit of the Cotswolds | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Family | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Spirit of Britain | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Reflections from a Garden | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Howards End is on the Landing | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The picture book One Night at a Time was also published using the title Go Away Bad Dreams. New Stories 5 was co-edited with Isabel Quigly.
If You Like Susan Hill Books, You’ll Love…
Susan Hill Synopses: A Bit of Singing and Dancing and Other Stories by Susan Hill contains a series of stories about an individual’s struggle for hope. Each story is a fresh look at the sinister side of life and death – who will survive and who will be destroyed?
The Christmas Collection by Susan Hill is a collection of four stories and one poem – all holiday-themed. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read and Other Stories is a short story collection. The title story involves an illiterate beekeeper who only knows the tools of his trade and a boy who can read and write. Each one teaches the other what they know.
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I absolutely love the Simon Serailler series of crime novels….it is an unusual series. The main character is a police detective, but the books are just as much about his extended family as they are about the crimes. Yet this is NOT a “cozy” series. It is unique, in my opinion.