Order of Susan Hill Books

Susan Hill is an English writer known for her gothic fiction, fantasy novels, crime stories, and children's literature. She is recognized for the Simon Serrailler series. Her passion for literature and theatre developed during her time at Scarborough Convent School. Hill has received several accolades, including 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 others. She penned her debut novel, "The Enclosure," while still in university, which was published in 1961. The Daily Mail criticized the novel for its sexual content, deeming it unsuitable for a "schoolgirl." Below is a chronological list of Susan Hill’s published works:

Susan Hill became a published novelist in 1961 with the novel The Enclosure. Below is a list of Susan Hill's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Simon Serrailler Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Various Haunts of Men	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Pure in Heart	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Risk of Darkness	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Vows of Silence	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Shadows in the Street	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Betrayal of Trust	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Question of Identity	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Breach of Security	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Soul of Discretion	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hero	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Old Haunts	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Comforts of Home	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Revenge	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Benefit of Hindsight	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Change of Circumstance	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Woman in Black Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Woman in Black	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (By: Martyn Waites)	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Enclosure	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Do Me a Favour	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gentleman and Ladies	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Change for the Better	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Strange Meeting	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bird of Night	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In the Springtime of the Year	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Air and Angels	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mist in the Mirror	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mrs. deWinter	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Service of Clouds	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man in the Picture	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Beacon	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Battle for Gullywith	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Small Hand	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Kind Man	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dolly Signed	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
From the Heart	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Custodian	(1972)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Albatross	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Elephant Man	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crystal	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Black Sheep	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hunger	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Printer's Devil Court	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Irish Twins	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Albatross and Other Stories	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Bit of Singing and Dancing and Other Stories	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Cold Country, And Other Plays For Radio	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stories from Codling Village	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Christmas Collection	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Listening to the Orchestra	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read and Other Stories	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Farthing House and Other Stories	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Travelling Bag and Other Ghostly Stories	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Walter & Florence and Other Stories	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Children's Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
I'm The King Of The Castle	(1970)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Glass Angels	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Friends Next Door	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Very Special Birthday	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Picture Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
One Night at a Time / Go Away Bad Dreams	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mother's Magic	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Can It Be True?	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Suzy's Shoes	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
I Won't Go There Again	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Septimus Honeydew	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pirate Poll	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Beware Beware	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
King of Kings	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Magic Apple Tree	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Through the Kitchen Window	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Through the Garden Gate	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Lighting of the Lamps	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Shakespeare Country	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lanterns Across the Snow	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Spirit of the Cotswolds	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Family	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Spirit of Britain	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Reflections from a Garden	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Howards End is on the Landing	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
New Stories 5: An Arts Council Anthology	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
People	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Parchment Moon	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Random House Book of Ghost Stories	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Walker Book of Ghost Stories	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Penguin Book of Modern Women's Short Stories	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Funny Stories	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Contemporary Women's Short Stories	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Second Penguin Book of Modern Women's Short Stories	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Distant Cry	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Library Book	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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