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A Judgement in Stone (Special Edition)

By Ruth Rendell

By Ruth Rendell

By Ruth Rendell

By Ruth Rendell

By Ruth Rendell

By Ruth Rendell

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Aug 09, 2022 | ISBN 9780593311929

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Jan 04, 2000 | ISBN 9780375704963

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Sep 23, 2009 | ISBN 9780307557186

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    About A Judgement in Stone (Special Edition)

    A special edition of A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell. Featuring an introduction by James Ellroy.

    On Valentine’s Day, four members of the Coverdale family were murdered in the space of fifteen minutes. Their housekeeper, Eunice Parchman, shot them one by one in the blue light of a televised performance of Don Giovanni. When the police arrest Miss Parchman two weeks later, they discover a second tragedy: the key to the Valentine’s Day massacre, a private humiliation Eunice Parchman has guarded all her life.

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    About A Judgement in Stone (Special Edition)

    What on earth could have provoked a modern day St. Valentine’s Day massacre?

    On Valentine’s Day, four members of the Coverdale family–George, Jacqueline, Melinda and Giles–were murdered in the space of 15 minutes. Their housekeeper, Eunice Parchman, shot them, one by one, in the blue light of a televised performance of Don Giovanni. When Detective Chief Superintendent William Vetch arrests Miss Parchman two weeks later, he discovers a second tragedy: the key to the Valentine’s Day massacre hidden within a private humiliation Eunice Parchman has guarded all her life. A brilliant rendering of character, motive, and the heady discovery of truth, A Judgement in Stone is among Ruth Rendell’s finest psychological thrillers.

    About A Judgement in Stone (Special Edition)

    What on earth could have provoked a modern day St. Valentine’s Day massacre?

    On Valentine’s Day, four members of the Coverdale family–George, Jacqueline, Melinda and Giles–were murdered in the space of 15 minutes. Their housekeeper, Eunice Parchman, shot them, one by one, in the blue light of a televised performance of Don Giovanni. When Detective Chief Superintendent William Vetch arrests Miss Parchman two weeks later, he discovers a second tragedy: the key to the Valentine’s Day massacre hidden within a private humiliation Eunice Parchman has guarded all her life. A brilliant rendering of character, motive, and the heady discovery of truth, A Judgement in Stone is among Ruth Rendell’s finest psychological thrillers.

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    About Ruth Rendell

    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… More about Ruth Rendell

    About Ruth Rendell

    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… More about Ruth Rendell

    About Ruth Rendell

    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… More about Ruth Rendell

    Product Details

    Category: Crime Mysteries | Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Aug 09, 2022 | 208 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780593311929

    Category: Crime Mysteries | Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Jan 04, 2000 | 208 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375704963

    Category: Crime Mysteries | Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Sep 23, 2009 | 208 Pages | ISBN 9780307557186
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    Praise

    “A classic.”-The Times (London)

    “Rendell writes with such elegance and restraint, with such literary voice and an insightful mind, that she transcends the mystery genre and achieves something almost sublime.”-Los Angeles Times

    “It will be an amazing achievement if [Rendell] ever writes a better book.”- Daily Express (London)

    “Ruth Rendell is the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world.”- Time

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