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) |    |
| The Pure in Heart | (2005) | |
| The Risk of Darkness | (2006) | |
| The Vows of Silence | (2006) | |
| The Shadows in the Street | (2010) | |
| The Betrayal of Trust | (2011) | |
| A Question of Identity | (2012) | |
| A Breach of Security | (2014) | |
| The Soul of Discretion | (2014) | |
| Hero | (2016) | |
| Old Haunts | (2018) | |
| The Comforts of Home | (2018) | |
| The Benefit of Hindsight | (2020) | |
| A Change of Circumstance | (2021) | |
Publication Order of The Woman in Black Books
(with Martyn Waites)
| The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story | (1983) | |
| The Woman in Black: Angel of Death | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Enclosure | (1961) | |
| Do Me a Favour | (1963) | |
| Gentleman and Ladies | (1968) | |
| A Change for the Better | (1969) | |
| Strange Meeting | (1971) | |
| The Bird of Night | (1973) | |
| In the Springtime of the Year | (1975) | |
| Air and Angels | (1991) | |
| The Mist in the Mirror | (1992) | |
| Mrs. deWinter | (1993) | |
| The Service of Clouds | (1998) | |
| The Man in the Picture | (2007) | |
| The Beacon | (2008) | |
| The Battle for Gullywith | (2009) | |
| The Small Hand | (2010) | |
| A Kind Man | (2011) | |
| Dolly Signed | (2012) | |
| From the Heart | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Custodian | (1972) | |
| The Albatross | (1973) | |
| The Elephant Man | (1975) | |
| Crystal | (2012) | |
| Black Sheep | (2013) | |
| Hunger | (2013) | |
| Printer's Devil Court | (2013) | |
| Irish Twins | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Albatross and Other Stories | (1971) | |
| A Bit of Singing and Dancing and Other Stories | (1973) | |
| The Cold Country, And Other Plays For Radio | (1975) | |
| Stories from Codling Village | (1990) | |
| The Christmas Collection | (1994) | |
| Listening to the Orchestra | (1996) | |
| The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read and Other Stories | (2003) | |
| Farthing House and Other Stories | (2006) | |
| The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories | (2015) | |
| The Travelling Bag and Other Ghostly Stories | (2016) | |
| Walter & Florence and Other Stories | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Children's Books
| I'm The King Of The Castle | (1970) | |
| The Glass Angels | (1991) | |
| Friends Next Door | (1992) | |
| A Very Special Birthday | (1992) | |
| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| One Night at a Time / Go Away Bad Dreams | (1985) | |
| Mother's Magic | (1988) | |
| Can It Be True? | (1988) | |
| Suzy's Shoes | (1989) | |
| I Won't Go There Again | (1990) | |
| Septimus Honeydew | (1990) | |
| Pirate Poll | (1991) | |
| Beware Beware | (1993) | |
| King of Kings | (1993) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Magic Apple Tree | (1982) | |
| Through the Kitchen Window | (1984) | |
| Through the Garden Gate | (1986) | |
| The Lighting of the Lamps | (1987) | |
| Shakespeare Country | (1987) | |
| Lanterns Across the Snow | (1987) | |
| The Spirit of the Cotswolds | (1988) | |
| Family | (1989) | |
| The Spirit of Britain | (1995) | |
| Reflections from a Garden | (1997) | |
| Howards End is on the Landing | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| New Stories 5: An Arts Council Anthology | (1980) | |
| People | (1983) | |
| The Parchment Moon | (1990) | |
| The Random House Book of Ghost Stories | (1990) | |
| The Walker Book of Ghost Stories | (1990) | |
| The Penguin Book of Modern Women's Short Stories | (1992) | |
| Contemporary Women's Short Stories | (1995) | |
| The Second Penguin Book of Modern Women's Short Stories | (1997) | |
| The Library Book | (2012) | |
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.