English Summary/英文概要： A little boy is kidnapped as he stands with his satchel at the gate of his home, waiting for his 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 ..."The Pure in Heart" is the second of Susan Hill’s novels set in the English Cathedral town of Lafferton and featuring the enigmatic policeman, Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 小男孩在家門口遭到綁架；生理嚴重殘疾的女子在夜晚被殺害，這是深愛她的人在幫助她解脫？
作者Susan Hill在精彩的Simon Serrailler探案系列的第二本中，再次以犀利又細膩的筆鋒，讓讀者覺得書中人物猶如近在咫尺，而罪惡與恐慌就在這裏悄然滋生……(RH)