Adam And Eve And Pinch Me: a superbly chilling psychological thriller from the award-winning queen of crime, Ruth Rendell
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Author: Ruth Rendell
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 448
'Adam and Eve and Pinch Me went down to the river to bathe; Adam and Eve were drowned. Who was saved?' A chilling mystery from the world's best living crime writer and author of bestselling thrillers, including Thirteen Steps Down. From multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell, this is a strange, seductive and suspenseful psychological thriller with a cunning final twist that will get right under the skin. Perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon. 'Rendell's psychological novels remain in a class of their own' -- Sunday Telegraph 'It is ... her ability ... to tap into registers of feeling which range from the commonplace to the psychopathic. She is to be treasured.' -- Anita Brookner, Spectator 'Ruth Rendell at her very best' -- ***** Reader review 'Excellent story and brilliantly calculated from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review 'Surprising and engrossing' -- ***** Reader review 'A masterpiece' -- ***** Reader review ****************************************************************************************************** Jock Lewis died in the Paddington train crash. His fiancee Minty even received a letter from Great Western. But she never heard from the police, and Jock had left with all her savings. When a mysterious dark-haired man appears at Minty's home, at work, even in the cinema, she knows it must be Jock's ghost. But ghosts are grey and don't wear leather jackets... Five women, all unknown to each other, are the simultaneous unwilling victims of one man, a morally corrupt criminal who exploits them all and then suddenly, suspiciously, disappears. As this mystery man of shadows returns, and five women are haunted by a living nightmare, Minty begins to wonder... Can you kill a ghost?
Author: Ruth Rendell
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 448
'Adam and Eve and Pinch Me went down to the river to bathe; Adam and Eve were drowned. Who was saved?' A chilling mystery from the world's best living crime writer and author of bestselling thrillers, including Thirteen Steps Down. From multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell, this is a strange, seductive and suspenseful psychological thriller with a cunning final twist that will get right under the skin. Perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon. 'Rendell's psychological novels remain in a class of their own' -- Sunday Telegraph 'It is ... her ability ... to tap into registers of feeling which range from the commonplace to the psychopathic. She is to be treasured.' -- Anita Brookner, Spectator 'Ruth Rendell at her very best' -- ***** Reader review 'Excellent story and brilliantly calculated from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review 'Surprising and engrossing' -- ***** Reader review 'A masterpiece' -- ***** Reader review ****************************************************************************************************** Jock Lewis died in the Paddington train crash. His fiancee Minty even received a letter from Great Western. But she never heard from the police, and Jock had left with all her savings. When a mysterious dark-haired man appears at Minty's home, at work, even in the cinema, she knows it must be Jock's ghost. But ghosts are grey and don't wear leather jackets... Five women, all unknown to each other, are the simultaneous unwilling victims of one man, a morally corrupt criminal who exploits them all and then suddenly, suspiciously, disappears. As this mystery man of shadows returns, and five women are haunted by a living nightmare, Minty begins to wonder... Can you kill a ghost?
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Ruth Rendell
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 448
'Adam and Eve and Pinch Me went down to the river to bathe; Adam and Eve were drowned. Who was saved?' A chilling mystery from the world's best living crime writer and author of bestselling thrillers, including Thirteen Steps Down. From multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell, this is a strange, seductive and suspenseful psychological thriller with a cunning final twist that will get right under the skin. Perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon. 'Rendell's psychological novels remain in a class of their own' -- Sunday Telegraph 'It is ... her ability ... to tap into registers of feeling which range from the commonplace to the psychopathic. She is to be treasured.' -- Anita Brookner, Spectator 'Ruth Rendell at her very best' -- ***** Reader review 'Excellent story and brilliantly calculated from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review 'Surprising and engrossing' -- ***** Reader review 'A masterpiece' -- ***** Reader review ****************************************************************************************************** Jock Lewis died in the Paddington train crash. His fiancee Minty even received a letter from Great Western. But she never heard from the police, and Jock had left with all her savings. When a mysterious dark-haired man appears at Minty's home, at work, even in the cinema, she knows it must be Jock's ghost. But ghosts are grey and don't wear leather jackets... Five women, all unknown to each other, are the simultaneous unwilling victims of one man, a morally corrupt criminal who exploits them all and then suddenly, suspiciously, disappears. As this mystery man of shadows returns, and five women are haunted by a living nightmare, Minty begins to wonder... Can you kill a ghost?
Author: Ruth Rendell
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 448
'Adam and Eve and Pinch Me went down to the river to bathe; Adam and Eve were drowned. Who was saved?' A chilling mystery from the world's best living crime writer and author of bestselling thrillers, including Thirteen Steps Down. From multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell, this is a strange, seductive and suspenseful psychological thriller with a cunning final twist that will get right under the skin. Perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon. 'Rendell's psychological novels remain in a class of their own' -- Sunday Telegraph 'It is ... her ability ... to tap into registers of feeling which range from the commonplace to the psychopathic. She is to be treasured.' -- Anita Brookner, Spectator 'Ruth Rendell at her very best' -- ***** Reader review 'Excellent story and brilliantly calculated from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review 'Surprising and engrossing' -- ***** Reader review 'A masterpiece' -- ***** Reader review ****************************************************************************************************** Jock Lewis died in the Paddington train crash. His fiancee Minty even received a letter from Great Western. But she never heard from the police, and Jock had left with all her savings. When a mysterious dark-haired man appears at Minty's home, at work, even in the cinema, she knows it must be Jock's ghost. But ghosts are grey and don't wear leather jackets... Five women, all unknown to each other, are the simultaneous unwilling victims of one man, a morally corrupt criminal who exploits them all and then suddenly, suspiciously, disappears. As this mystery man of shadows returns, and five women are haunted by a living nightmare, Minty begins to wonder... Can you kill a ghost?
Adam And Eve And Pinch Me: a superbly chilling psychological thriller from the award-winning queen of crime, Ruth Rendell