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The Killing Doll
Ruth Rendell
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Description for The Killing Doll
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 111 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
The winter before he was sixteen, amateur magician Pup made a Faustian pact and sold his soul to the devil. He wasn't quite sure what he was going to get in exchange.
Pup's older sister, Dolly, is manically obsessed with her birthmark, believing it is responsible for her status as a social outcast. She becomes pathologically transfixed by Pup's dabbling in magic, desperate to believe he has occult powers that can cure her disfigurement, improve their lives, and kill their stepmother.
As Dolly's obsession grows, a young mentally disturbed Irishman lurks just around the corner, inseparable ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099399506
SKU
V9780099399506
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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About Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell was an exceptional crime writer, and will be remembered as a legend in her own lifetime. Her groundbreaking debut novel, From Doon With Death, was first published in 1964 and introduced the reader to her enduring and popular detective, Inspector Reginald Wexford, who went on to feature in twenty-four of her subsequent novels. With worldwide sales of ... Read more
Reviews for The Killing Doll
Rendell’s psychological insights are so absorbing, it’s easy to forget what a superb plotter she is
The Times
Ruth Rendell's books are not only whodunits but whydunits, uncovering the motive roots of murder
Mail on Sunday
Ruth Rendell is surely one of the greatest novelists presently at work in our language. The extraordinary depth and accuracy ... Read more
The Times
Ruth Rendell's books are not only whodunits but whydunits, uncovering the motive roots of murder
Mail on Sunday
Ruth Rendell is surely one of the greatest novelists presently at work in our language. The extraordinary depth and accuracy ... Read more