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:
Publication Order of Simon Serrailler Books
| The Various Haunts of Men | (2004) |
  
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| The Pure in Heart | (2005) |
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| The Risk of Darkness | (2006) |
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| The Vows of Silence | (2008) |
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| The Shadows in the Street | (2010) |
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| The Betrayal of Trust | (2011) |
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| A Question of Identity | (2012) |
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| A Breach of Security | (2014) |
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| The Soul of Discretion | (2015) |
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Enclosure | (1961) |
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| Do Me a Favour | (1963) |
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| Gentleman and Ladies | (1968) |
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| A Change for the Better | (1969) |
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| Strange Meeting | (1971) |
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| The Bird of Night | (1972) |
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| In the Springtime of the Year | (1973) |
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| The Woman in Black | (1983) |
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| Air and Angels | (1991) |
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| The Mist in the Mirror | (1992) |
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| Mrs. deWinter | (1993) |
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| The Service of Clouds | (1997) |
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| The Man in the Picture | (2007) |
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| The Battle for Gullywith | (2008) |
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| The Beacon | (2008) |
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| The Small Hand | (2010) |
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| A Kind Man | (2011) |
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| Dolly | (2013) |
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Publication Order of Children’s Books
| I'm the King of the Castle | (1970) |
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| The Glass Angels | (1991) |
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| A Very Special Birthday | (1992) |
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| Friends Next Door | (1992) |
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Publication Order of Short Stories
| The Custodian | (1972) |
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| Crystal | (2012) |
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| Printer's Devil Court | (2013) |
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| Irish Twins | (2014) |
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Albatross and Other Stories | (1971) |
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| A Bit of Singing and Dancing and Other Stories | (1973) |
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| The Cold Country and Other Plays for Radio | (1975) |
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| Stories from Codling Village | (1990) |
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| The Christmas Collection | (1994) |
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| Listening to the Orchestra | (1996) |
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| The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read and Other Stories | (2003) |
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| Farthing House and Other Stories | (2006) |
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Publication Order of Picture Books
| One Night at a Time | (1984) |
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| Mother's Magic | (1985) |
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| Can It Be True?: A Christmas Story | (1987) |
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| Suzy's Shoes | (1989) |
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| I Won't Go There Again | (1990) |
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| Septimus Honeydew | (1990) |
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| Pirate Poll | (1991) |
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| Beware, Beware | (1993) |
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| King of Kings | (1993) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
| New Stories 5: An Arts Council Anthology | (1980) |
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| People: Essays and Poems | (1983) |
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| The Parchment Moon: An Anthology of Modern Women's Short Stories | (1990) |
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| The Walker Book of Ghost Stories | (1990) |
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| The Penguin Book of Modern Women's Short Stories | (1991) |
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| The Random House Book of Ghost Stories | (1991) |
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| Contemporary Women's Short Stories: An Anthology | (1995) |
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| The Second Penguin Book of Modern Women's Short Stories | (1997) |
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Magic Apple Tree: A Country Year | (1982) |
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| Through the Kitchen Window | (1984) |
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| Through the Garden Gate | (1986) |
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| The Lighting of the Lamps | (1987) |
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| Shakespeare Country | (1987) |
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| Lanterns Across the Snow | (1987) |
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| The Spirit of the Cotswolds | (1988) |
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| Family | (1989) |
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| Spirit of Britain: An Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain | (1994) |
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| Reflections from a Garden | (1995) |
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| Howards End is On the Landing | (2010) |
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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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