Collected Stories - Softcover

Rendell, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 034535995X ISBN 13: 9780345359957

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1989

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

About this title

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 034535995X
• ISBN 13: 9780345359957
• Binding: Paperback