New York: Overlook Press, (2011) dj. Hardcover first edition - The sixth novel in this highly praised series of complex psychological thrillers, set in a small cathedral town and featuring British police detective, Simon Serrailler. In addition to re-opening the cold case of a teenager who had been missing for the past sixteen years, when flooding washed away an embarkment and revealed her bones, this deals thoughtfully with many other topics: end of life care, assisted suicide, dementia and Parkinson's (Simon is the exception in a family of doctors.) Ruth Rendell commented that "not all great novelists can write crime fiction, but when one like Susan Hill does it, the result is stunning." 355 pp. ISBN: 978-1590202807.

New York: Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt, (2014) dj. Hardcover - ,Gawande examines the "ultimate limitations and failures - in his own practices as well as others - as life draws to its close. He follows a hospice nurse on her rounds, a geriatrician in his clinic, and reformers turning nursing homes upside-down. He finds people who shows us how to have the hard conversations and how to ensure we never sacrifice what people really care about." Notes on sources. 282 pp. ISBN: 978-0805095159.