- Mystery, Police, Inspector Wexford (Fictitious character), Fiction
Dazzling psychological suspense. Razor-sharp dialogue. Plots that catch and hold like a noose. These are the hallmarks of crime legend Ruth Rendell, “the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world” (Time magazine).
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- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Ruth Rendell
- First published
- October 1, 1998
- Pages
- 188
- Publisher
- Goldmann, Chivers Word for Word Audio Books, Arrow Books
- Editions
- 29
- Language
- German, French, Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9780099588542
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“'I THINK YOU'RE GETTING THINGS A BIT OUT OF proportion, Mr Parsons,' Burden said.”
Ruth Barbara Rendell is an English crime author (<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Rendell>Wikipedia</a>).
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