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An audiocassette reading of The Secret House of Death.
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"The best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world" (Boston Globe)
"Psychologically acute and extremely disturbing, Ruth Rendell’s work is outstanding" (The Times)
"Ruth Rendell's books are not only whodunits but whydunits, uncovering the motive roots of murder" (Mail on Sunday)
"Rendell’s psychological insights are so absorbing, it’s easy to forget what a superb plotter she is" (The Times)
"One of the greatest novelists presently at work in our language... A writer whose work should be read by anyone who either enjoys a brilliant mystery – or distinguished literature" (Scott Turow)
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A crime of passion brought to life by the world's greatest living mystery writer and author of psychological thrillers, including Thirteen Steps Down.
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The Secret House of Death
Published by
John Long, London, 1968
ISBN 10: 0090892100
ISBN 13: 9780090892105
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Hinch Books, Brighton, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Book is square though front board is a little shaky. There are no inscriptions or significant marks apart from a paper clip mark on second front end paper. Corners of the boards are bumped and rear board has a crease. Unclipped jacket is chipped and with a little paper loss at top and base of spine not affecting any lettering. A reasonable looking but well-read copy. Seller Inventory # 2269
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The Secret House of Death (1st, Signed)
Published by
John Long, London, 1968
ISBN 10: 0090892100
ISBN 13: 9780090892105
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Hardcover
First Edition
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Seller: Stanley Louis Remarkable Books, Saint Charles, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First UK. From ruthrendell.info Ruth Rendell is one of the true all-time greats. The Secret House of Death changed my life with its utterly perfect, unguessable twist. Sophie Hannah 1 It was his third visit to the gloomy house on Orchard Drive. Each time he parked in the same place, carried a briefcase, and was greeted by Louise North at the door. Is it sin to rush into the secret house of death, ere death dare come to us? (Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4, Sc. 16) Susan Townsend was the only resident with no interest in the neighbourhood gossip about the affair going on next door. Yet it was Susan who found the murdered bodies of the lovers, locked, not in passion, but in death. And it was Susan whose own life would be imperilled by a monstrous crime far beyond the imaginings of the vilest gossiping tongues. This copy is near fine in brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Very slight bumping at the spine ends and a lightly stamped number on the copyright page are the only issues. The unclipped DJ has very slight edge wear, but it is approximately 1/4" shorter than the book itself. It is not clear if that is a publication anomaly, a trimmed jacket for some reason, or a jacket borrowed from another edition. As a result, I am rating the jacket as a VG- Signed by Rendell on the title page. Very scarce first in jacket and signed. . EB18. Seller Inventory # B1019