New and uncollected tales of murder,mischief,magic and madness. Ruth Rendell was an acknowledged master of psychological suspense: these are ten (and a quarter) of her most chillingly compelling short stories,collected here together for the first time.In these tales,a businessman boasts about cheating on his wife,only to find the tables turned. A beautiful country rectory reverberates to the echo of a historical murder. A compulsive liar acts on impulse,only to be lead inexorably to disaster. And a wealthy man finds there is more to his wife's kidnapping than meets the eye.Atmospheric,gripping and never predictable,this is Ruth Rendell at her inimitable best. The stories are: Never Sleep in a Bed Facing a Mirror; A Spot of Folly; The Price of Joy; The Irony of Hate; Digby's Wives; The Haunting of Shawley Rectory; A Drop Too Much; The Thief; The Long Corridor of Time; In the Time of his Prosperity; and Trebuchet.Introduction from Sophie Hannah.
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Publisher: Profile Books LtdISBN: 9781788160155Number of pages: 224Weight: 221 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 15 mmEdition: Main
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A literary phenomenon.By any measure,she was an enormously talented writer.A superb demonstration of Rendell's talent for spotting the contradictions in human nature.Every (story) is a gem...shines as a superb epitaph to Rendell's talent,reflecting the breadth and richness of her unique ability to turn seemingly ordinary everyday situations into suspenseful masterpieces ...the perfect book to curl up with in front of a log fire with a glass of wine.Wickedly macabre...these strong,atmospheric stories convey a sardonic message.Rendell,that most missed of crime writers,seems to have a rare and uncanny ability to understand what people are really like; and every so often there comes an unnerving moment when you feel her all-seeing gaze has expanded to encompass not just her characters but you yourself.Deliciously riveting...Miraculously "hookish"She was a remarkable writer,who recorded the pain of the unhappy,the ungenerous and unloved.
Ruth Rendell
One of the world's most highly acclaimed and influential crime writers,Ruth Rendell became known for her expertly plotted series detective fiction,psychological thrillers and short stories,written under her own name and under the pseudonym Barbara Vine.
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Sophie Hannah is an internationally bestselling British novelist and poet,best known for her psychological crime fiction. She is also the author of a series based on Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot.
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