Young police-woman Freya Graffham is assigned to the case; she s new to the job, compassionate, inquisitive, dedicated, and needs to know perhaps, too much.

She and the enigmatic detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler have the task of unraveling the mystery behind this gruesome sequence of events. From the passages revealing the killer s mind to the final heart-stopping twist, The Various Haunts of Men is an astounding and masterly crime debut and is the first in what promises to be a magnificent series featuring Simon Serrailler.

Hill knows how to keep those pages turning in a suspense story crafted especially for women. Chicago Tribune (April 1)