The Risk of Darkness

By: Susan Hill

Narrated by: Steven Pacey

A kidnapper is at large; a schoolboy has disappeared. There are no leads, and no closure. The police have failed, and morale at Lafferton Station has collapsed. Then DCI Simon Serrailler receives a call: a child has been snatched in Yorkshire. Has the abductor struck again? The Risk of Darkness picks up where The Pure in Heart left off. It is set in a world in which a widowed husband's crazy grief turns to obsession and violence, and women - both old and young - feel threatened. Meanwhile handsome, reserved Simon Serrailler, who has broken so many hearts, gets a taste of his own medicine....

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An Excellent Series

I’m listening to this series this series for the second time which I never do. It’s very good and holds one’s interest through every book. Love it!

Love this Series

I love this series with its many interesting characters. This may not be the best book in the series on its own, but it carries the story of Simon forward in new and interesting directions. I highly recommend that you start with the first in the series and continue. Delightful hours of listening.

Issues....

The writing was good. And I can usually pass over political agendas but really? The only character identified as Black is a racist jerk? There were other issues but why bother?

Loss

Multiple challenges plague Simon. A widower who goes on a rampage to bring his dead wife back to life. The mother of a child kidnapper and murderer goes on a campaign to prove the impossible.

One and a half mysteries

The book has a major plot line that is solved half way thru the book, so it felt either odd or like a bonus that it kept going. There are a number of ongoing issues with several characters, then all of a sudden, the book ends, not really with a cliff hanger, just an abrupt stop with many unresolved questions. Time to read then next one. I would have been pissed if it weren't available.