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Susan Hill Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Susan Hill in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 79 books / 8 series

British author Susan Hill is best known for the gothic horror novel *The Woman in Black* and her acclaimed Simon Serrailler crime series. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, her works have sold millions worldwide. This page provides the Susan Hill books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Susan Hill in Publication Order

1961 The Enclosure POoSN / 1 Buy
1963 Do Me a Favour POoSN / 2 Buy
1968 Gentleman and Ladies POoSN / 3 Buy
1969 A Change for the Better POoSN / 4 Buy
1970 I'm The King Of The Castle POoCB / 1 Buy
1971 The Albatross and Other Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy
1971 Strange Meeting POoSN / 5 Buy
1972 The Custodian POoSS / 1 Buy
1973 A Bit of Singing and Dancing and Other Stories POoSSC / 2 Buy
1973 The Albatross POoSS / 2 Buy
1973 The Bird of Night POoSN / 6 Buy
1975 The Elephant Man POoSS / 3 Buy
1975 The Cold Country, And Other Plays For Radio POoSSC / 3 Buy
1975 In the Springtime of the Year POoSN / 7 Buy
1982 The Magic Apple Tree POoNB / 1 Buy
1983 The Woman in Black POoTWiBB / 1 Buy
1984 Through the Kitchen Window POoNB / 2 Buy
1985 One Night at a Time / Go Away Bad Dreams POoPB / 1 Buy
1986 Through the Garden Gate POoNB / 3 Buy
1987 The Lighting of the Lamps POoNB / 4 Buy
1987 Shakespeare Country POoNB / 5 Buy
1987 Lanterns Across the Snow POoNB / 6 Buy
1988 Mother's Magic POoPB / 2 Buy
1988 Can It Be True? POoPB / 3 Buy
1988 The Spirit of the Cotswolds POoNB / 7 Buy
1989 Suzy's Shoes POoPB / 4 Buy
1989 Family POoNB / 8 Buy
1990 Stories from Codling Village POoSSC / 4 Buy
1990 I Won't Go There Again POoPB / 5 Buy
1990 Septimus Honeydew POoPB / 6 Buy
1991 The Glass Angels POoCB / 2 Buy
1991 Pirate Poll POoPB / 7 Buy
1991 Air and Angels POoSN / 8 Buy
1992 Friends Next Door POoCB / 3 Buy
1992 A Very Special Birthday POoCB / 4 Buy
1992 The Mist in the Mirror POoSN / 9 Buy
1993 Beware Beware POoPB / 8 Buy
1993 King of Kings POoPB / 9 Buy
1993 Mrs. deWinter POoSN / 10 Buy
1994 The Christmas Collection POoSSC / 5 Buy
1995 The Spirit of Britain POoNB / 9 Buy
1996 Listening to the Orchestra POoSSC / 6 Buy
1997 Reflections from a Garden POoNB / 10 Buy
1998 The Service of Clouds POoSN / 11 Buy
2003 The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read and Other Stories POoSSC / 7 Buy
2004 The Various Haunts of Men POoSSB / 1 Buy
2005 The Pure in Heart POoSSB / 2 Buy
2006 The Risk of Darkness POoSSB / 3 Buy
2006 The Vows of Silence POoSSB / 4 Buy
2006 Farthing House and Other Stories POoSSC / 8 Buy
2007 The Man in the Picture POoSN / 12 Buy
2008 The Beacon POoSN / 13 Buy
2009 Howards End is on the Landing POoNB / 11 Buy
2009 The Battle for Gullywith POoSN / 14 Buy
2010 The Shadows in the Street POoSSB / 5 Buy
2010 The Small Hand POoSN / 15 Buy
2011 The Betrayal of Trust POoSSB / 6 Buy
2011 A Kind Man POoSN / 16 Buy
2012 Crystal POoSS / 4 Buy
2012 A Question of Identity POoSSB / 7 Buy
2012 Dolly Signed POoSN / 17 Buy
2013 The Woman in Black: Angel of Death(By: Martyn Waites) POoTWiBB / 2 Buy
2013 Black Sheep POoSS / 5 Buy
2013 Hunger POoSS / 6 Buy
2013 Printer's Devil Court POoSS / 7 Buy
2014 A Breach of Security POoSSB / 8 Buy
2014 Irish Twins POoSS / 8 Buy
2014 The Soul of Discretion POoSSB / 9 Buy
2015 The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories POoSSC / 9 Buy
2016 The Travelling Bag and Other Ghostly Stories POoSSC / 10 Buy
2016 Hero POoSSB / 10 Buy
2017 From the Heart POoSN / 18 Buy
2018 Old Haunts POoSSB / 11 Buy
2018 The Comforts of Home POoSSB / 12 Buy
2019 Revenge POoSSB / 13 Buy
2020 Walter & Florence and Other Stories POoSSC / 11 Buy
2020 The Benefit of Hindsight POoSSB / 14 Buy
2021 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz POoCB / 5 Buy
2021 A Change of Circumstance POoSSB / 15 Buy

Complete Susan Hill Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Picture Reading Order 9 books / 1985-1993
01 One Night at a Time / Go Away Bad Dreams 1985 Buy
02 Mother's Magic 1988 Buy
03 Can It Be True? 1988 Buy
04 Suzy's Shoes 1989 Buy
05 I Won't Go There Again 1990 Buy
06 Septimus Honeydew 1990 Buy
07 Pirate Poll 1991 Buy
08 Beware Beware 1993 Buy
09 King of Kings 1993 Buy
Children's Reading Order 5 books / 1970-2021
01 I'm The King Of The Castle 1970 Buy
02 The Glass Angels 1991 Buy
03 Friends Next Door 1992 Buy
04 A Very Special Birthday 1992 Buy
05 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 2021 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 11 books / 1982-2009
01 The Magic Apple Tree 1982 Buy
02 Through the Kitchen Window 1984 Buy
03 Through the Garden Gate 1986 Buy
04 The Lighting of the Lamps 1987 Buy
05 Shakespeare Country 1987 Buy
06 Lanterns Across the Snow 1987 Buy
07 The Spirit of the Cotswolds 1988 Buy
08 Family 1989 Buy
09 The Spirit of Britain 1995 Buy
10 Reflections from a Garden 1997 Buy
11 Howards End is on the Landing 2009 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 18 books / 1961-2017
01 The Enclosure 1961 Buy
02 Do Me a Favour 1963 Buy
03 Gentleman and Ladies 1968 Buy
04 A Change for the Better 1969 Buy
05 Strange Meeting 1971 Buy
06 The Bird of Night 1973 Buy
07 In the Springtime of the Year 1975 Buy
08 Air and Angels 1991 Buy
09 The Mist in the Mirror 1992 Buy
10 Mrs. deWinter 1993 Buy
11 The Service of Clouds 1998 Buy
12 The Man in the Picture 2007 Buy
13 The Beacon 2008 Buy
14 The Battle for Gullywith 2009 Buy
15 The Small Hand 2010 Buy
16 A Kind Man 2011 Buy
17 Dolly Signed 2012 Buy
18 From the Heart 2017 Buy
01 The Custodian 1972 Buy
02 The Albatross 1973 Buy
03 The Elephant Man 1975 Buy
04 Crystal 2012 Buy
05 Black Sheep 2013 Buy
06 Hunger 2013 Buy
07 Printer's Devil Court 2013 Buy
08 Irish Twins 2014 Buy
Simon Serrailler Reading Order 15 books / 2004-2021
01 The Various Haunts of Men 2004 Buy
02 The Pure in Heart 2005 Buy
03 The Risk of Darkness 2006 Buy
04 The Vows of Silence 2006 Buy
05 The Shadows in the Street 2010 Buy
06 The Betrayal of Trust 2011 Buy
07 A Question of Identity 2012 Buy
08 A Breach of Security 2014 Buy
09 The Soul of Discretion 2014 Buy
10 Hero 2016 Buy
11 Old Haunts 2018 Buy
12 The Comforts of Home 2018 Buy
13 Revenge 2019 Buy
14 The Benefit of Hindsight 2020 Buy
15 A Change of Circumstance 2021 Buy
The Woman in Black Reading Order 2 books / 1983-2013
01 The Woman in Black 1983 Buy
02 The Woman in Black: Angel of Death(By: Martyn Waites) 2013 Buy
01 The Albatross and Other Stories 1971 Buy
02 A Bit of Singing and Dancing and Other Stories 1973 Buy
03 The Cold Country, And Other Plays For Radio 1975 Buy
04 Stories from Codling Village 1990 Buy
05 The Christmas Collection 1994 Buy
06 Listening to the Orchestra 1996 Buy
07 The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read and Other Stories 2003 Buy
08 Farthing House and Other Stories 2006 Buy
09 The Woman in Black and Other Ghost Stories 2015 Buy
10 The Travelling Bag and Other Ghostly Stories 2016 Buy
11 Walter & Florence and Other Stories 2020 Buy

Where to start with Susan Hill

What is the best order to read Susan Hill books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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