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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
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When Benetwas about fourteen, she and her mother had been alone in a train carriage - and Mopsahad 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...
'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 Benetwas about fourteen, she and her mother had been alone in a train carriage - and Mopsahad 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...
| ISBN-13 | 9780099434702 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0099434709 |
| Weight | 2.31 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 4.33 x 0.67 x 7.01 In |
| List Price | $20.45 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | - |
|---|---|
| Pages | 272 pages |
| Publisher | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Published On | 1994-04-21 |
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