A Guilty Thing Surprised - Softcover

Rendell, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345296923 ISBN 13: 9780345296924

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1981

Synopsis

Elizabeth Nightingale found peace and tranquility on her nightly walks through the rich, dense forests surrounding Myfleet Manor. But the peace she treasured was shattered one night when she found death waiting in the woods. Chief Inspector Wexford and his colleague Inspector Burden find a most unsavory case on their hands -- and must use all their wit and wisdom to solve it . . .

About this title

About the Author:

Ruth Rendell is the author of Road Rage, The Keys to the Street, Bloodlines, Simisola, and The Crocodile Bird. She is the winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award. She is also the recipient of three Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America and four Gold Daggers from Great Britain’s Crime Writers Association. In 1997, she was named a life peer in the House of Lords. Rendell also writes mysteries under the name of Barbara Vine, of which A Dark-Adapted Eye is the most famous. She lives in England.

Review:

"One of the best novelists writing today" * P.D. James * "Ruth Rendell has quite simply transformed the genre of crime writing. She displays her peerless skill in blending the mundane, commonplace aspects of life with the potent murky impulses of desire and greed, obsession and fear" * Sunday Times * "Rendell never fails to come up trumps, and her millions of admirers will eagerly consume this offering as they have all the others." * The Irish Times * "A firm grasp of social concerns ensure that her novels are reflective of our own times, as well as hugely absorbing." -- Louise Welsh * The Times * "This is Rendell on cracking form, with the entire accoutrements one expects from her." * The Good Book Guide *

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0345296923
• ISBN 13: 9780345296924
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 166