The Fallen Curtain: Stories
Ruth Rendell$12.75
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A stranger lures a child into his car with the promise of sweets. A young man spots his fianc e's double in a public park of ill repute. An executive visits the secluded home of a former employee whose intentions are frightfully unclear. A modest soul weds the woman he rescues from suicide--only to fall victim to an unfathomable form of possessiveness...
In the eleven tales gathered in The Fallen Curtain, Ruth Rendell--the grande dame of the literary mystery--lays bare the twisted inner workings of the unbalanced mind. Here are eleven tales of haunting psychological accuracy: the gesture that betrays a parent's madness, the childhood memory clouded with denial, the utterance that introduces the threat of violence in a situation as benign as a dinner date. Instantly engaging, maddeningly addictive, The Fallen Curtain testifies to the enduring talents of a master of the genre.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 01/09/2001
ISBN: 9780375704925
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.24w x 0.63d
Review Citations: Library Journal 02/15/2001 pg. 206
In the eleven tales gathered in The Fallen Curtain, Ruth Rendell--the grande dame of the literary mystery--lays bare the twisted inner workings of the unbalanced mind. Here are eleven tales of haunting psychological accuracy: the gesture that betrays a parent's madness, the childhood memory clouded with denial, the utterance that introduces the threat of violence in a situation as benign as a dinner date. Instantly engaging, maddeningly addictive, The Fallen Curtain testifies to the enduring talents of a master of the genre.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 01/09/2001
ISBN: 9780375704925
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.24w x 0.63d
Review Citations: Library Journal 02/15/2001 pg. 206