Put on by Cunning
by Ruth Rendell
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 009144120X
- ISBN 13
- 9780091441203
- Seller
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Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Ruth Barbara Rendell (1930 â€" 2015) was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries She is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford in a series of two dozen books Her Wexford stories were dramatized in a long-running BBC series
Like her friend PD James, Ms Rendell was widely credited with pushing mystery into new themes and ways of storytelling It was often said of her, as it was of Ms James, that her work transcended the genre, and that by any measure she was an enormously talented writer
She wrote more than 60 books, and her works have been translated into more than 20 languages and have had worldwide sales estimated as high as 60 million She won three prestigious Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America, which named her to its list of grandmasters She also won four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger from England's Crime Writers' Association
This title is the 11th book in the Wexford series, and one of the less common, At the time of this listing, it appears that this is the only author signed first UK edition available on the internet (ie Amazon, , Biblio, , etc)
It is in excellent condition with the signature on the title page, and visible marks or damage
.Synopsis
RUTH RENDELL has won many awards for her writing, including the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger, the Sunday Times Literary Award, and the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger.
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- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AA159
- Title
- Put on by Cunning
- Author
- Ruth Rendell
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 009144120X
- ISBN 13
- 9780091441203
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- wexford
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