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Few mystery writers can match Ruth Rendell's ability to get inside the dark, tangled psyches of everyday criminals. Rendell takes a single emotion-in this case a sister's all-consuming jealousy-and shows how even the most unsuspicious people are capable of the worst kind of horrors.
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"Quintessential creepy Ruth Rendell. This is part of the Harper Short Novels series, which I didn't know about until now -- a haunting, eerie psychological thriller / ghost story. Halloween-time reading."
— Mary (4 out of 5 stars)
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" Quick read - 80 pages, but I enjoyed it quite a bit, very haunting, can I option the rights for a film? "
— Matt, 11/20/2013 -
" Quick, fun, spooky novella. "
— Julie, 10/1/2013 -
" Very interesting character studies as usual. I liked this short novel but not as much as some of Rendell's other work. "
— Kath, 4/20/2013 -
" Pretty strange book. Not on my recommend list. "
— Chris, 1/15/2013 -
" This book absolutely bored me. Although written as a ghost story/mystery, I didn't think there was anything "scary" about it. I pretty much realized with this book and another Rendell mystery, that she is not one of my favorite writers. "
— Naomi, 5/21/2012 -
" I have yet to read a poor Ruth Rendell mystery. in fact I have enjoyed reading them all. Not all at once but over the years. "
— Lili, 11/26/2011 -
" This is one of my favorite Ruth Rendell writings. It is more of a novella than a novel, but even after having it read it years ago, I can still be pulled back to this story and its surprising twist. "
— Deborah, 11/4/2011 -
" Possibly my favorite Rendell book so far. Deliciously creepy. "
— Laila, 9/21/2011 -
" Possibly my favorite Rendell book so far. Deliciously creepy. "
— Laila, 10/18/2010 -
" Possibly my favorite Rendell book so far. Deliciously creepy. "
— Laila, 10/18/2010 -
" This book absolutely bored me. Although written as a ghost story/mystery, I didn't think there was anything "scary" about it. I pretty much realized with this book and another Rendell mystery, that she is not one of my favorite writers. "
— Naomi, 6/12/2010
About Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell (1930–2015) wrote more than sixty novels in a career spanning fifty years. She won numerous awards for her writing, including three Edgars—the highest accolade from Mystery Writers of America—as well as four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger for outstanding contribution to the genre from England’s prestigious Crime Writer’s Association. She was also the winner of the MWA Grand Master Award. A longtime member of the House of Lords, she lived in London.
About Alexandra O’Karma
Alexandra O’Karma has appeared on regional stages, television, film, Broadway, and off-Broadway. You may have seen her with Tommy Lee Jones in the film Yuri Nosenko, KGB, or on episodes of One Life to Live. She was the Reader in the four-time Emmy winner, Festival of Lessons & Carols and appeared on Broadway in Getting Married. In the national tour of Death Trap, she performed with Elliot Gould, and she played opposite George Segal in Toronto in the contemporary play, Double Act.