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25%OFFRuth Rendell - Collected Stories 2 - 9780091796839 - V9780091796839
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Collected Stories 2

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Description for Collected Stories 2 Paperback. Presents a collection of short stories from Ruth Rendell. This work comprises of stories such as: "The new Girl Friend", "The Coppper Peacock", "Blood Lines", and "Piranha To Scurfy". Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 46. Weight in Grams: 774.

The New Girl Friend was published in 1985, and the title story earned Rendell her second Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe award. 'Every tale is carefully crafted and climaxed, her feel for lurking malevolence is as assured as ever.' -The Times

Then came The Copper Peacock in 1991, a collection of nine short horror stories in which 'the macabre potential of blameless situations such as village fetes, aquariums and even the broom cupboard are explored to provoke maximum unease in readers.' -Sunday Times

Blood Lines, first published in 1995, includes the long title story ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091796839
SKU
V9780091796839
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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 Collected Stories 2
Rendell knows how to make your hair stand up straight on your head
Maeve Binchy Rendell's eerie capacity to comprehend disturbed criminal minds continues to astonish
The Times
It's impossible to read the terrors abroad in her shabby streetscapes without total emotional involvement
Sunday Times
Death seems cosy compared with the living Rendell describes... each ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Collected Stories 2


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