TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rendell,Ruth
TI  - Dark corners
SN  - 9780091959258 (paperback)
U1  - 823.92 23
CY  - London
PB  - Hutchinson.
KW  - Murder
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Mistaken Identity
KW  - Extortion
KW  - Kidnapping
KW  - Mystery fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Psychological fiction
KW  - Suspense fiction
N1  - "Her final novel" -- Cover
N2  - When Carl sells a box of slimming pills to his close friend Stacey, inadvertently causing her death, he sets in train a sequence of catastrophic events which begin with subterfuge, extend to lies, and culminate in murder. In Rendell's dark and atmospheric tale of psychological suspense, we encounter mistaken identity, kidnap, blackmail, and a cast of characters who are so real that we come to know them better than we know ourselves. Infused with her distinctive blend of wry humour, acute observation and deep humanity, this is Rendell at her most memorable and best; When Carl sells a box of slimming pills to his close friend Stacey, inadvertently causing her death, he sets in train a sequence of catastrophic events which begin with subterfuge, extend to lies, and culminate in murder.In Rendell's dark and atmospheric tale of psychological suspense, we encounter mistaken identity, kidnap, blackmail, and a cast of characters who are so real that we come to know them better than we know ourselves. Infused with her distinctive blend of wry humour, acute observation and deep humanity, this is Rendell at her most memorable and best
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