All his life Victor had had a phobia. In prison he reflected on the grotesque way it had begun, the panics and the violent anger. He asked himself why the child of happily married, middle class parents should have needed to make motiveless attacks on women.
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'Compelling, disturbing and masterfully written.' (The Times)
'Ruth Rendell shows an unparalleled understanding of human evil.' (Sunday Times)
'Powerfully claustrophobic.' (The Guardian)
A chilling insight into the mind of the criminally insane, from one of the world's greatest crime writers.
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