A Demon in My View

Rendell, Ruth

ISBN 10: 0001050125 ISBN 13: 9780001050129

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1996

Synopsis

Her white face, beautiful, stared blankly back at him. He fancied she had cringed, her slim body pressing further into the wall behind her. He didn't speak. He had never known how to talk to women. There was only one thing he had ever been able to do to women and now, smiling, he did it.

About this title

Review:

"As well as being a classic of suspense, this book marks the high point of Rendell’s gift for seeing the comedy in tragedy. Her portrayal of the pompous and pious bachelor Arthur Johnson and his struggles to control his regrettable inclination towards serial murder is as hilarious as it is disturbing." (Jake Kerridge Telegraph)

"Wonderful at exploring the dark corners of the human mind, and the way private fantasies can clash and explode into terrifying violence" (Daily Mail)

"The best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world" (Boston Globe)

"Rendell is unrivalled at depicting psychologically warped people and at creating unease through the simplest things. This is another triumph" (Observer)

From the Publisher:

Winner of the Gold Dagger Award

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0001050125
• ISBN 13: 9780001050129
• Binding: Audio Cassette