Two years ago, he had been a promising young novelist. Now he barely survives in a near derelict cottage with only his own obsessive thoughts for company. Two years of loving Drusilla - the rich, unstable girl with everything she needed, and a husband she wanted dead. The affair was over. But the long slide into violence had just begun....
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"A book by Ruth Rendell is always a lot of fun. This short, compact story is earlier Rendell, but has great character development and shading, and has a morally satisfying ending. Maybe too satisfying? Naaaah... " — Frank (4 out of 5 stars)
"A book by Ruth Rendell is always a lot of fun. This short, compact story is earlier Rendell, but has great character development and shading, and has a morally satisfying ending. Maybe too satisfying? Naaaah... "
" A book by Ruth Rendell is always a lot of fun. This short, compact story is earlier Rendell, but has great character development and shading, and has a morally satisfying ending. Maybe too satisfying? Naaaah... "
" This book is genre fiction done VERY WELL. Think "Gone Girl" but better. Could even be a five once I've read it twice. "
" I really enjoyed this audiobook and I think the narrator was a big part of it. He read very well, with expression and believability. "
" An old classic Ruth Rendell, this one was fun and kept me glued. She has such an eerie capacity to burrow into disturbed criminal minds. "
" One of her best ..... A story that could not happen in the age of cell phones. "
" You are in fear the whole time, waiting for the other shoe to drop... "
" 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. "
" Interesting plot, totally unappealing characters. "
" Absolutely spectacular -- possibly my favorite Rendell book yet. Suffocating, taut, and beautifully crafted and written. "
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.
Ric Jerrom is an actor, writer, and—occasionally—director. He has also narrated audiobooks in genres from classics to romantic fiction to mystery and suspense, winning three AudioFile Earphones Awards and placing as a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. He has written plays, film scripts, short stories, poetry, and journalism. He has performed in many radio plays, sundry theaters, and internationally for the Natural Theatre Company of Bath.
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