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Once, when Benet was fourteen, she and her mother had been alone in a train carriage when she had tried to stab her with a carving knife. It has been some time since Benet had seen her mad mother so when she arrives at the airport, Benet tries not to hate her. But then the tragic death of a child begins a chain of deception, kidnap Liza and her mother have led a strange, enclosed life together in their remote home. But all this must end.
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"The web is spun with fiendish skill." – Observer
"Domestic dramas exploding into deaths and murders…Threads are drawn tightly together in a lethal last pattern." – Sunday Times
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Once when Benet was about fourteen she and her mother had been alone in a train carriage ? and Mopsa had tried to stab her with a carving knife. It was some time since Benet had seen her mad mother. So when Mopsa arrived at the airport looking drab and colourless in a dowdy grey suit, Benet tried not to hate her. But then the tragic death of a child begins a chain of deception, kidnap and murder.
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Tree Of Hands: a compulsive and darkly compelling psychological thriller from the award winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell
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Paperback. Condition: Good. A psychological thriller about three mothers bound by a thread of terror from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell. Readers of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will be hooked. 'Rendell's psychological novels remain in a class of their own' -- Sunday Telegraph 'The web is spun with fiendish skill' -- Observer 'Domestic dramas exploding into deaths and murders.threads are drawn tightly together in a lethal last pattern' -- Sunday Times 'A cleverly written and intriguing book' -- ***** Reader review 'Ruth Rendell at the height of her powers. This book really merits the description: "unputdownable."' -- ***** Reader review 'Allow time to read this as you won't want to put it down' -- ***** Reader review 'Compulsive reading - I couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review *************************************************************************************** **** When Benet was about fourteen, she and her mother had been alone in a train carriage - and Mopsa had tried to stab her with a carving knife. It has been some time since Benet had seen her psychologically disturbed mother. So when Mopsa arrives at the airport looking drab and colourless in a dowdy grey suit, Benet tries not to hate her. But when the tragic death of a child begins a chain of deception, kidnap and murder in which three women are pushed to psychological extremes, family ties are strained to the absolute limit. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR000274667
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