Piranha to scurfy and other stories / by Ruth Rendell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rendell, Ruth, 1930-2015.

Contributor:

Rendell, Ruth, 1930-2015.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detective and mystery stories, English.

Psychological fiction, English.

Genre:

Detective and mystery stories, English.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

218 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First American edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown Publishers, [2000]

Summary:

In these pages, internationally celebrated novelist Ruth Rendell, author of Harm Done, offers a collection of unforgettable stories evocative of Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, and other masters of the chilling touch.

"Piranha to Scurfy" tells of a lonely man who devotes his life to writing scathing letters to newly published authors, pointing out their many mistakes. He does so in memory of his mother, who lies buried in the garden, for reasons that emerge to haunting effect.

"The Wink" recounts the story of a woman, raped years ago in a small English town, whose patience is rewarded by a perfectly satisfying moment of revenge.

"Catamount," set in the Rocky Mountains, is seen through the eyes of an Englishwoman who perceives the ruthless ferocity that lurks behind the beauty of the landscape.

And bringing the collection of nine stories to an unforgettable conclusion is the novella-length "High Mysterious Union," a dark, relentless tale of erotic obsession and bloodless violence in remote, rural England.

Contents:

Piranha to scurfy

Fair exchange

The wink

Catamount

Walter's leg

The professional

The beach butler

The astronomical scarf

High mysterious union.

Notes:

Previously published: Piranha to scurfy / Ruth Rendell. London : Hutchinson, c2000.

Related Work:

Rendell, Ruth, 1930-2015. Piranha to scurfy.

ISBN:

0609608533

OCLC:

44425401