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Description for Going Wrong
Paperback. The dark, good-looking Guy is from a council flat. Leonora has a mews house in Holland Park, and her mother doesn't care for Guy - or the way he makes his money. His obsession with Leonora increases, even after they have grown apart, until eventually it creates in him a murderous madness. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 142. Clean copy with some shelf wear
In Rendell's evocative portrayal of West London, the slums of Notting Hill Gate and the mews houses of Holland Park are not streets, but worlds, apart. When these two worlds collide, the repercussions are fatal.
Guy and Leonora were childhood sweethearts, and belonged to the same criminal gang. But as the wealthy Leonora grew older, they grew apart, and Guy's innocent love turned into a dangerous, psychopathic obsession.
When Leonora announces her engagement , Guy knows there must be some mistake - and he is determined to right it, at any cost. As he becomes the victim of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099808404
SKU
KAC0002198
Shipping Time
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About Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell was an exceptional crime writer, and will be remembered as a legend in her own lifetime. Her groundbreaking debut novel, From Doon With Death, was first published in 1964 and introduced the reader to her enduring and popular detective, Inspector Reginald Wexford, who went on to feature in twenty-four of her subsequent novels. With worldwide sales of ... Read more
Reviews for Going Wrong
One of the greatest novelists presently at work in our language
Scott Turow This is a book that cannot be taken for granted and no reader should pass it by
Anthony Clare
Sunday Times
A natural storyteller
Times Literary Supplement
Rendell’s eerier capacity to comprehend disturbed criminal minds continues to astonish
The Times ... Read more
Scott Turow This is a book that cannot be taken for granted and no reader should pass it by
Anthony Clare
Sunday Times
A natural storyteller
Times Literary Supplement
Rendell’s eerier capacity to comprehend disturbed criminal minds continues to astonish
The Times ... Read more