The Various Haunts of Men

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The Various Haunts of Men
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First edition
Author Susan Hill
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSimon Serrailler
Publisher Chatto & Windus
Publication date
3 Jun 2004
Pages448
ISBN 0-7011-7741-1
Followed by The Pure in Heart  

The Various Haunts of Men (2004) [1] is a novel by Susan Hill. It is the first in a series of seven "Simon Serrailler" crime novels by the author. [2] It concerns the disappearance of people in the English cathedral town of Lafferton and the resulting police investigations.

Contents

Title

The title is taken from George Crabbe's poem The Borough  :

The various haunts of men
Require the pencil, they defy the pen

Characters

Reception

Reviews have been mixed :

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References

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