📒Fallen Curtain, The - Paperback By Rendell, Ruth 11119

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Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Brand
Unbranded
Type
Novel
Narrative Type
Fiction
MPN
Does not apply
Original Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9780375704925
Book Title
Fallen Curtain : Stories
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Item Length
7.9 in
Publication Year
2001
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.5 in
Author
Ruth Rendell
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, Short Stories (Single Author), Thrillers / Psychological, General
Item Weight
7.2 Oz
Item Width
5.1 in
Number of Pages
208 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375704922
ISBN-13
9780375704925
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1574345

Product Key Features

Book Title
Fallen Curtain : Stories
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, Short Stories (Single Author), Thrillers / Psychological, General
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Fiction
Author
Ruth Rendell
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
7.2 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-277125
Reviews
"Rendell transcends the mystery genre and achieves something almost sublime."- Los Angeles Times "One of the best concoctors of plots since the early Agatha Christie."- Daily Telegraph, London "Ruth Rendell leads the field."- The Observer, "Rendell transcends the mystery genre and achieves something almost sublime."-Los Angeles Times "One of the best concoctors of plots since the early Agatha Christie."-Daily Telegraph,London "Ruth Rendell leads the field."-The Observer, "Rendell transcends the mystery genre and achieves something almost sublime."- Los Angeles Times "One of the best concoctors of plots since the early Agatha Christie."- Daily Telegraph, London "Ruth Rendell leads the field."- The Observer  
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Synopsis
A stranger lures a child into his car with the promise of sweets. A young man spots his fianc e's double in a public park of ill repute. An executive visits the secluded home of a former employee whose intentions are frightfully unclear. A modest soul weds the woman he rescues from suicide--only to fall victim to an unfathomable form of possessiveness... In the eleven tales gathered in The Fallen Curtain , Ruth Rendell--the grande dame of the literary mystery--lays bare the twisted inner workings of the unbalanced mind. Here are eleven tales of haunting psychological accuracy: the gesture that betrays a parent's madness, the childhood memory clouded with denial, the utterance that introduces the threat of violence in a situation as benign as a dinner date. Instantly engaging, maddeningly addictive, The Fallen Curtain testifies to the enduring talents of a master of the genre., A stranger lures a child into his car with the promise of sweets. A young man spots his fianc's double in a public park of ill repute. An executive visits the secluded home of a former employee whose intentions are frightfully unclear. A modest soul weds the woman he rescues from suicide--only to fall victim to an unfathomable form of possessiveness'. In the eleven tales gathered in The Fallen Curtain, Ruth Rendell lays bare the twisted inner workings of the unbalanced mind., A stranger lures a child into his car with the promise of sweets. A young man spots his fiancée's double in a public park of ill repute. An executive visits the secluded home of a former employee whose intentions are frightfully unclear. A modest soul weds the woman he rescues from suicide--only to fall victim to an unfathomable form of possessiveness... In the eleven tales gathered in The Fallen Curtain , Ruth Rendell--the grande dame of the literary mystery--lays bare the twisted inner workings of the unbalanced mind. Here are eleven tales of haunting psychological accuracy: the gesture that betrays a parent's madness, the childhood memory clouded with denial, the utterance that introduces the threat of violence in a situation as benign as a dinner date. Instantly engaging, maddeningly addictive, The Fallen Curtain testifies to the enduring talents of a master of the genre.
LC Classification Number
PR6068.E63F3 2001

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