The Rottweiler

Rendell, Ruth

ISBN 10: 0754084329 ISBN 13: 9780754084327

Publisher: Chivers Audio Books, 2004

Synopsis

The latest victim in a series of apparently motiveless murders is found near Inez Ferry's antique shop in Marylebone. Someone saw a shadowy figure running away, but the only other clues are that the murderer usually strangles his victim and removes something personal--like a cigarette lighter or a necklace...The activities of the sinister "Rottweiler" will exert a profound influence on the lives of a small group of people, especially when the suspicion emerges that one of them may be a homicidal maniac.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

A series of apparently motiveless murders disrupts the lives of some very different people in Rendell's darkly atmospheric London.
The first victim was discovered with a bite on her neck. The police traced the DNA to the girl's boyfriend, but the tabloids had already dubbed the murderer "The Rottweiler," and the name stuck. The latest body was found near Inez Ferry's shop in Marylebone. Someone spotted a figure fleeing into the shadows, but couldn't say even if it was man or woman. The only other clues are the murderer's penchant for strangling his prey, and for then removing a small token -- a necklace, a lighter.
To make ends meet, widowed Inez Ferry takes in tenants above her antique store. The unpredictable and obsessive acts of the serial murderer begin profoundly to disturb the lives of the heterogeneous little community of lodgers, especially when suspicion grows that one of them might be "The Rottweiler."

"From the Hardcover edition.

From the Back Cover

"Ruth Rendell has written some of the best novels of the twentieth century."
--Frances Fyfield

"Rendell's clear, shapely prose casts the mesmerizing spell of the confessional."
--The New Yorker
From the Paperback edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chivers Audio Books
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754084329
• ISBN 13: 9780754084327
• Binding: Audio Cassette