I suspect Susan Hill has lost interest in her Simon Serrailler series of crime novels, in which A Change of Circumstance is the eleventh and most recent book. The plotting has become cursory and in this instance amounts to little more than a tale of low-level drug dealing. As for the hero of the series, Simon Serailler in this outing barely develops. It all feels perfunctory. Perhaps the author or the publisher (or both) couldn’t resist what was bound to be yet another big payday. Dedicated fans won’t care much, I suspect, but it’s a shame to see the series run out of steam like this. If it can’t be reinvigorated, it should be brought to an end.