New York: Crown Publishers, 2005. Advance Reading Copy/Proof. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing, September 2005. Softcover. 340 pages. This is the softcover, Advance Reader's Copy, of the hardcover book that was published in September 2005. Ms. Rendell was one of the finest practitioners of her craft in the English-speaking world. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. .

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From the multi-award-winning author of The Babes in the Wood and The Rottweiler, a chilling new novel about obsession, superstition, and violence, set in Rendell's darkly atmospheric London.Mix Cellini (which he pronounces with an 'S' rather than a 'C') is superstitious about the number 13. In musty old St. Blaise House, where he is the lodger, there are thirteen steps down to the landing below his rooms, which he keeps spick and span. His elderly landlady, Gwendolen Chawcer, was born in St. Blaise House, and lives her life almost exclusively through her library of books, so cannot see the decay and neglect around her.The Notting Hill neighbourhood has changed radically over the last fifty years, and 10 Rillington Place, where the notorious John Christie committed a series of foul murders, has been torn down.Mix is obsessed with the life of Christie and his small library is composed entirely of books on the subject. He has also developed a passion for a beautiful model who lives nearby -- a woman who would not look at him twice.Both landlady and lodger inhabit weird worlds of their own. But when reality intrudes into Mix's life, a long pent-up violence explodes.From the Hardcover edition.

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Seller: Marvin Minkler Modern First Editions (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 6755
Title: Thirteen Steps Down
Author: Rendell, Ruth
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 1400098424
ISBN 13: 9781400098422
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2005
Keywords: mystery, advance reader's edition

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