The Water's Lovely

“The queen of the psychological suspense novel. . . .This [is a] subtly horrifying story.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“An especially tricky and ingenious mystery. . . . Rich with parallels and shadows.”
—The New York Times

“The creepiest thing in Ruth Rendell’s latest mystery, The Water’s Lovely, isn’t the murder . . . but the deep chill that can pervade human interactions.”
—O, The Oprah Magazine

“Ruth Rendell, Britain’s best, offers up another well-crafted tale of psychological suspense.”
—San Diego Union-Tribune

“Rendell is in absolute top form here. The Water’s Lovely is as suspenseful as any crime novel she has written, but it also has the generous humanity of her best Inspector Wexford cases.”
—The Washington Post Book World