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The Secret House of Death
Ruth Rendell
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Description for The Secret House of Death
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It was his third visit to the gloomy house on Orchard Drive. Each time, he parked in the same place. Each time, he carried a briefcase. And each time, Louise North greeted him at the door. Susan Townsend was the only resident with no interest in the affair going on next door, or in the neighbourhood gossip about it. Yet it was Susan who found the murdered bodies of the lovers, locked not in passion, but in death. And it was Susan whose own life would be imperilled by a monstrous crime far beyond the imaginings of ... Read more
It was his third visit to the gloomy house on Orchard Drive. Each time, he parked in the same place. Each time, he carried a briefcase. And each time, Louise North greeted him at the door. Susan Townsend was the only resident with no interest in the affair going on next door, or in the neighbourhood gossip about it. Yet it was Susan who found the murdered bodies of the lovers, locked not in passion, but in death. And it was Susan whose own life would be imperilled by a monstrous crime far beyond the imaginings of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099286608
SKU
V9780099286608
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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 approximately ... Read more
Reviews for The Secret House of Death
The best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world
Boston Globe
Psychologically acute and extremely disturbing, Ruth Rendell's work is outstanding
The Times
Ruth Rendell's books are not only whodunits but whydunits, uncovering the motive roots of murder
Mail on Sunday
Rendell's psychological insights are so absorbing, it's ... Read more
Boston Globe
Psychologically acute and extremely disturbing, Ruth Rendell's work is outstanding
The Times
Ruth Rendell's books are not only whodunits but whydunits, uncovering the motive roots of murder
Mail on Sunday
Rendell's psychological insights are so absorbing, it's ... Read more