Synopsis
Includes nearly forty stories from the author's first four short story collections, among them five Inspector Wexford tales and two Edgar award winners
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Review
"Rendell understands the nature of evil... Her gimlet intelligence eschews compassion; reading this collection is similar to being harangued by one of her unstable creations who behind your back, sharpens the knitting needle." (The Guardian)
"Each [story] is like a condensed, polished Rendell novel." (Daily Telegraph)
"Rendell's mastery of the short story is unsurpassed." (The Times)
"Ruth Rendell, like all the great creators of crime fiction, keeps her pact with the reader. There’s a murder mystery, there are clues, there is a solution. It’s a very satisfying read" (Giles Brandreth)
"Here are the fears that haunt us, the nightmarish urban myths of our time... One of the most remarkable talents writing today" (Jane Jakeman, Independent)
Book Description
A collection of three classic short story thrillers, including an appearance by crime fiction's famous detective, DCI Reg Wexford, written by the world's greatest living mystery writer. Ruth Rendell is also the author of psychological thriller novels, including Thirteen Steps Down and Tigerlily's Orchids.
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RUTH RENDELL: COLLECTED STORIES
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Ballantine Books, New York, 1989
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good to Near Fine. First Printing, First Edition Thus. An omnibus edition of this award-winning Mystery Grand Master's short stories from four earlier short story collections ("The Fallen Curtain," "Means Of Evil," "The Fever Tree" and "The New Girl Friend"), a total of thirty-eight stories, including several featuring Inspector Wexford and two Edgar Award winners. Previous owner's name on the front end page, o/w text is clean, tight and square; pictorial wrappers show only minimal surface and edgewear. 536 pages of top-flight crime and psychological suspense writing. Seller Inventory # 004420
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Richard Aquan (Cover Design by); Stannislaw Fernandez (Cover Illustration by) (illustrator). 1st Ballantine Bks Ed.Aug.1989/1st Print. 536 pp. Tightly bound copy with minimal external wear. Seller Inventory # 2iiiEd0005