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Blood Lines

by Rendell, Ruth

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ISBN 10
0099784610
ISBN 13
9780099784616
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London, England: Arrow Books, 1996. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback, reprint, 132gms, 211 pages. Book is in good condition with minor age-related general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. There is a stamp from a previous bookseller on one of the inside rear pages, otherwise there are no other pre-loved markings..

Synopsis

‘I think you know who killed your stepfather’ said Wexford. So begins this scintillating collection of long and short stories by Ruth Rendell. It was clear to both Wexford and Burden that Tom Peterlee was not killed for £360, but various people would have liked them to think he was… It is a case which reminds the Chief Inspector that there is only a thin line dividing the cop from the criminal. The criminal impulse may be present in the most routine or intimate situation. In this second story, Browning’s poem, ‘Porphyria’s Lover’, is the inspiration for the murderous passion. In Shreds and Shivers the accidental discovery of Amanita phalloides (a poisonous mushroom) leads to a game of Russian Roulette in a supermarket. With unerring insight and deceptive economy of style, Ruth Rendell probes behind the passions of everyday life to pinpoint the frailties, the desires and deceptions, the guilty secret of human beings.The book ends with The Strawberry Tree, a disturbingly evocative novella-length tale of lost innocence set on the island of Majorca. It is a triumphant conclusion to a collection of stories that will linger in the mind.

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Bookseller
Reading Habit AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
CRIFIC1229
Title
Blood Lines
Author
Rendell, Ruth
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
Not Applicable
Edition
Reprint
ISBN 10
0099784610
ISBN 13
9780099784616
Publisher
Arrow Books
Place of Publication
London, England
Date Published
1996
Keywords
RUTH RENDELL, CRIME, THRILLER, SUSPENSE, MYSTERY
Size
12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.

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