An alternate history where power, crime, and the supernatural intersect on the South Side of Chicago. During the First World War, on the South Side of Chicago, officer Joe "Flip" Flippity has begun an investigation into a serial decapitationist who is hunting young children. At a time when Africa
The Lake of Darkness
โ Scribed by Rendell, Ruth
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Year
- 1980;2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Edition
- 1st Vintage Crime/Black Lizard ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780375704970
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โฆ Synopsis
From Library Journal
Released in 1976, 1980, and 1971, respectively, these present a bevy of Rendell's signature characters, who, although seemingly normal, well-balanced individuals, in actuality are nut cases. Though her books are formulaic, Rendell has managed to amass a huge following, who will enjoy a second crack at these.
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Review
"Ruth Rendell is surely one of the greatest novelists presently at work in our language."- Scott Turow
"Rendell writes with such elegance and restraint, with such a literate voice and an insightful mind, that she transcends the mystery genre and achieves something almost sublime."- *Los Angeles Times
"Rendell's clear, shapely prose casts the mesmerizing spell of the confessional."- The New Yorker*
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