THE SOUL OF DISCRETION
Book ID/图书代码： 12100014B72762
English Summary/英文概要： The eighth Simon Serrailler case
The cathedral town of Lafferton seems idyllic, but in many ways it is just like any other place. As part of the same rapidly changing world, it shares the same hopes and fears, and the same kinds of crime, as any number of towns up and down the land.
When one day DC Simon Serrailler is called in by Lafferton’s new Chief Constable, Kieron Bright, he is met by four plainclothes officers. He is asked to take the lead role in a complex, potentially dangerous undercover operation and must leave town immediately, without telling anyone - not even his girlfriend Rachel, who has only just moved in with him.
Meanwhile, Simon’s sister Cat is facing difficult choices at work that will test her dedication to the NHS. But an urgent call about her and Simon’s father, Richard, soon presents her with a far greater challenge much closer to home.
To complete his special op, Simon must inhabit the mind of the worst kind of criminal. As the op unfolds, Lafferton is dragged into the sort of case every town dreads. And Simon faces the fight of his life.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 西蒙•瑟雷拉的第八个案件
天主小镇拉佛顿看似田园风情十足，但实际上它与其他小镇在许多方面都并无它异。作为飞速变化的世界中的一份子，它也有着同样的希望与担忧，并与世界上的任何小镇一般，有着同样的罪行充斥其间。
一日，当拉佛顿的新警察局长基尔伦•布莱特召DC西蒙•瑟雷拉前去，西蒙遇到了四名便衣警察。同时他受邀领导这一小队去从事一项复杂且潜伏着危险的卧底任务，并且必须在不告诉任何人的情况下即刻离开小镇---甚至连刚刚搬进他家的女友蕾切尔也不能知道。
与此同时，西蒙的姐姐凯特正面临着来自工作的艰难选择，这一选择将测试其对于NHS的忠诚程度。然而一通有关于她和西蒙的父亲理查德的紧急来电，很快便让她置身于一个更大的挑战面前，同时也更加接近家庭。
为了完成这一特殊的任务，西蒙必须模仿最可怕的那一类罪犯的心理模式。随着任务的逐渐展开，拉佛顿也被卷入了每个小镇都畏惧的那类案件之中。而西蒙则将面对生死攸关的战斗。（DC）
Awards/获奖情况："如果你对人类的天性有所认知，那么希尔的这种莎士比亚式的深刻洞悉无疑将同时扩大并提高你的这一认知。" --克里斯托佛•布雷，《每日邮报》
"What you know about human nature is simultaneously being enlarged and improved upon thanks to Hill’s almost Shakespearean insights into what it is to be." --Christopher Bray, Daily Express
About the Author/作者介绍： 苏珊•希尔是一名获奖小说家，曾获有惠特布雷德奖、毛姆奖、约翰•卢艾琳•赖斯奖，并曾获布克奖提名。她曾著有“Mrs de Winter”---畅销小说“Rebecca”的续篇，鬼魂故事“The Woman in Black”，该故事曾获舞台改编，在西区剧院上演并获得巨大成功。其书籍作品包括一本精选短篇故事小说集“The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read”，以及极其成功的有关于西蒙•瑟雷拉侦探的犯罪小说系列作品。苏珊•希尔现居住在格鲁斯特，并在那里经营有自己的小型出版公司---Long Barn Books。
Susan Hill is a prize-winning novelist, having been awarded the Whitbread, Somerset Maugham and John Llewelyn Rhys awards, as well as having been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She wrote Mrs de Winter, the bestselling sequel to Rebecca, and the ghost story The Woman in Black, which was adapted for the stage and became a great success in the West End. Her books include a collection of exquisite short stories, The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read, and the highly successful crime novel series about the detective Simon Serrailler. Susan Hill lives in Gloucestershire, where she runs her own small publishing firm, Long Barn Books.
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