Ruth Rendellová Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

New and uncollected tales of murder, mischief, magic and madness. Ruth Rendell was an acknowledged master of psychological suspense: these are ten (and a quarter) of her most chillingly compelling short stories, collected here together for the first time. In these tales, a businessman boasts about cheating on his wife, only to find the tables turned. A beautiful country rectory reverberates to the echo of a historical murder. A compulsive liar acts on impulse, only to be lead inexorably to disaster. And a wealthy man finds there is more to his wife's kidnapping than meets the eye.Atmospheric, gripping and never predictable, this is Ruth Rendell at her inimitable best. The stories are: Never Sleep in a Bed Facing a Mirror; A Spot of Folly; The Price of Joy; The Irony of Hate; Digby's Wives; The Haunting of Shawley Rectory; A Drop Too Much; The Thief; The Long Corridor of Time; In the Time of his Prosperity; and Trebuchet.Introduction from Sophie Hannah.

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.

"The dazzling new novel from Ruth Rendell. When the bones of two severed hands are discovered in a box, an investigation into a long buried crime of passion begins. And a group of friends, who played together as children, begin to question their past. b> For Woody, anger was cold. Cold and slow. But once it had started it mounted gradually and he could think of nothing else. He knew he couldn't stay alive while those two were alive. Instead of sleeping, he lay awake in the dark and saw those hands. Anita's narrow white hand with the long nails painted pastel pink, the man's brown hand equally shapely, the fingers slightly splayed.' Before the advent of the Second World War, beneath the green meadows of Loughton, Essex, a dark network of tunnels has been dug. A group of children discover them. They play there. It becomes their secret place. Seventy years on, the world has changed. Developers have altered the rural landscape. Friends from a half-remembered world have married, died, grown sick, moved on or disappeared. Work on a new house called Warlock uncovers a grisly secret, buried a lifetime ago, and a weary detective, more preoccupied with current crimes, must

From “the most brilliant mystery writer of our time" (Patricia Cornwell), The Child’s Child is a thriller, set in London, about a brother and sister involved with the same man.When 30-something Grace and her brother Andrew inherit their grandmother's house in London they decide to move in together. They’ve always gotten on well and the house is large enough to split down the middle. Yet when Andrew's partner James moves in, the balance is altered – with almost fatal consequences.A master of psychological suspense, Barbara Vine takes us where violence and social taboos collide. She shows how society's treatment of those it once considered undesirable has changed – and how sometimes it hasn't.

No Man's Nightingale- the eagerly anticipated twenty-fourth title in Ruth Rendell's bestselling Detective Chief Inspector Wexford series. The woman vicar of St Peter's Church may not be popular among the community of Kingsmarkham. But it still comes as a profound shock when she is found strangled in her vicarage. Inspector Wexford is retired, but he retains a relish for solving mysteries especially when they are as close to home as this one is. So when he's asked whether he will assist on the case, he readily agrees. But why did the vicar die? And is anyone else in Kingsmarkham in danger? What Wexford doesn't know is that the killer is far closer than he, or anyone else, thinks.

Een jongeman organiseert een feestje voor zijn medebewoners in zijn nieuwe flatgebouw, waar hij wordt bedreigd door de echtgenoot van zijn minnares.

'Someone had told Dex that the Queen lived in Victoria. So did he, but she had a palace and he had one room in a street off Warwick Way. Still he liked the idea that she was his neighbour.' Dex works as a gardener for Dr Jefferson at his home on Hexam Place in Pimlico: an exclusive street of white-painted stucco Georgian houses inhabited by the rich, and serviced by the not so rich. The hired help, a motley assortment of au pairs, drivers and cleaners, decide to form the St Zita Society (Zita was the patron saint of domestic servants) as an excuse to meet at the local pub and air their grievances. When Dex is invited to attend one of these meetings, the others find that he is a strange man, seemingly ill at ease with human beings. These first impressions are compounded when they discover he has recently been released from a hospital for the criminally insane, where he was incarcerated for attempting to kill his own mother. Dex's most meaningful relationship seems to be with his mobile phone service provider, Peach, and he interprets the text notifications and messages he receives from the company as a reassuring sign that there is some kind of god who will protect him. And give him instructions about ridding the world of evil spirits . . . Accidental death and pathological madness cohabit above and below stairs in Hexam Place.

The twenty-fourth book in the bestselling Detective Chief Inspector Wexford series, from the author of classic detective fiction and gripping psychological thrillers including End in Tears and Thirteen Steps Down. Tom Ede is now a Detective Superintendent, and is very keen to recruit Wexford as an adviser on a mysterious murder case.

When Stuart Font decides to throw a house-warming party in his new flat, he invites all the people in his building. After some deliberation, he even includes the unpleasant caretaker and his wife. There are a few other genuine friends on the list, but he definitely does not want to include his girlfriend, Claudia, as that might involve asking her husband. The party will be one everyone remembers. But not for the right reasons. All the occupants of Lichfield House are about to experience a dramatic change in their lives... Living opposite, in reclusive isolation, is a young, beautiful Asian woman, christened Tigerlily by Stuart. As though from some strange urban fairytale, she emerges to exert a terrible spell. And Mr and Mrs Font, the worried parents, will have even more cause for concern about their handsome but hopelessly naive son. Darkly humorous, piercingly observant of human behaviour, Ruth Rendell has created here another compelling fable of our lives and crimes.

Polly fühlt sich im Flugzeug von ihrem unbekannten Sitznachbarn erniedrigt und tut, was sie in solchen Situationen immer getan hat: Sie stiehlt. Mit fatalen Folgen. Außerdem reist ein Schal um die Welt und ein goldener Armreif sorgt für Gewissensbisse. Drei fesselnde Geschichten!

Simon Serrailler's story began in The Various Haunts of Men (about a serial killer) and continued with The Pure in Heart (about a kidnapped schoolboy) Susan Hill is not afraid to tackle difficult issues, nor to face up to the realities of st

When Wexford starts out as a young police officer, he is involved with a murder case where the perpetrator is not brought to justice. All these years, Wexford has harboured suspicions about the possible killer, who suddenly returns to Kingsmarkham. There are other apparently unrelated deaths, and once more Wexford is on the trail to uncover the evidence that will make the crucial connections. Ruth Rendell takes us back in time, not only to resolve a series of crimes, but to show Wexford as a young man, meeting Dora, his future wife, and developing into the unique, instinctive yet methodical detective that he becomes.

Eugene Wren is fifty, with prematurely white hair. He is too secretive for his own good. But he has cut back radically on his alcohol consumption and has given up cigarettes. Which is just as well, considering he is going out with a doctor. For all his good intentions, though, there is something he doesn't want her to know about.

„Der Liebe böser Engel“: Mrs. Nightingale ist ein Engel. Dieser Meinung sind alle auf Myfleet Manor. Um so größer ist der Schock, als die liebenswürdige und hilfsbereite Frau erschlagen im Wald aufgefunden wird und jegliche Spur, die den Mörder dingfest machen könnte, fehlt.„Schuld verjährt nicht“: Kingsmarkhan ist ein ruhiges Städtchen, bis plötzlich zwei Kinder spurlos verschwinden. Als auch nach Tagen keine Lösegeldforderungen eingehen, sieht sich Inspektor Wexford darin bestätigt, dass ein verrückter Kindermörder schon auf sein nächstes Opfer wartet …

Het stenen oordeelOp Lowfield Hall wordt een nieuwe huishoudster aangenomen: Eunice Parchmann. De familie Coverdale is buitengewoon tevreden over haar, al doet Eunice zelden wat haar via briefjes wordt opgedragen. Eunice heeft dan ook een geheim dat ze koste van het kost verborgen wil houden.De bezeten minnaarIn een vervallen Londens huis leidt de eenzame Arthur Johnson, temidden van de andere huurders, een schijnbaar keurig leven. Niemand vermoedt dat bij een geheim heeft dat het daglicht niet kan verdragen. Wanneer er een nieuwe huurder, Anthony Johnson, in het huis komt wonen, verstoort deze per ongeluk de geheime rituelen van Arthur. Met verstrekkende gevolgen...

„Schweiß der Angst“: Die attraktive Anne, Schwester des begabten Malers Rupert Margorlis, scheint spurlos verschwunden. Weder ein anonymer Brief noch eine groß angelegte Befragung im Bekanntenkreis der Vermissten liefern Chefinspektor Wexford die heiß ersehnte Spur. Erst als ein goldenes Feuerzeug mit Gravur gefunden wird, scheint der Täter gefunden ...„Mord am Polterabend“: Überraschend kommt der Fernfahrer Charlie Hatton zu Geld – doch der Segen ist nur von kurzer Dauer: Charlie wird ermordet aufgefunden, und das am Polterabend seines besten Freundes. Inspektor Wexford gelingt es, den Tathergang zu rekonstruieren. Nur eines will nicht recht ins Bild passen: Charlie Hattons plötzlicher Reichtum ...

A love affair is flourishing between Ivor Tesham and Hebe Furnal. What excitement Hebe lacks at home is compensated for by the well-bred and attractive Tesham. On the eve of her twenty-eighth birthday, Tesham decides to give Hebe a present to remember: something far more memorable than the costly string of pearls he's already lavished upon her.

„Alles Liebe vom Tod“: Inspektor Wexford steht vor einem Rätsel: Margret Parsons wurde erdrosselt, und es gibt weder Hinweise auf den Täter noch auf ein Motiv. Nur ein teurer Lippenstift wurde in der Nähe des Tatorts gefunden. Er gehört einer reichen, schönen, aber untreuen Ehefrau … „Mord ist ein schweres Erbe“: Hat Inspektor Wexford bei der Klärung seines ersten Mordfalls womöglich einen furchtbaren Fehler begangen? Der Pfarrer Henry Archery hat ganz persönliche Gründe, den Fall Painter nach 15 Jahren noch einmal aufzurollen …

"Wie ben je?" vroeg hij. 'Wat doe je hier, afgezien van jezelf vermoorden?" Ik vertelde hem wie ik was. Ik vertelde hem een heleboel over mezelf fluisterend, mompelend, neerkijkend op mijn handen. De kleine Joe kent geen gelukkige jeugd. Op zijn vierde komt hij in een kindertehuis terecht, op zijn zevende wordt hij in een pleeggezin geplaatst. Als hij ook daar niet langer welkom is, belandt hij op straat. Daar ontmoet hij Sandor, die zich over hem ontfermt. Sandor vertelt Joe het prachtige verhaal over de prinses. Hij beweert zelfs dat hij weet waar ze woont. Tijdens een van hun omzwervingen neemt hij Joe mee naar een zwaarbewaakt landhuis, waarin de prinses is opgesloten. Vanaf dat moment laat de mooie, jonge vrouw hen beiden niet meer los...

Searching for truffles in a wood, a man and his dog unearth something less savoury. The body, as Chief Inspector Wexford is informed later, has lain buried for ten years or so, and the post-mortem can not reveal the precise cause of death. Wexford knows

What you do in childhood may come back to haunt you.Stealing things from people who had upset her was something Polly did quite a lot.There was her Aunt Pauline; a girl at school; a boyfriend who left her. And there was the man on the plane . . .Humiliated and scared by a total stranger Polly does what she always does. She steals something. But she never could have imagined that her desire for revenge would have such terrifying results.

Back cover: Weeks went by when Ismay never thought of it at all. Then, something would bring it back or it would return in a dream. The dream began in the same way. She and her mother would be climbing the stairs, following Heather's lead through the bedroom to what was on the other side, not a bathroom in the dream but a chamber floored and walled in marble. In the middle of it was a glassy lake. The white thing in the water floated towards her, its face submerged, and her mother said, absurdly, "Don't look!"' The dead man was Ismay's stepfather, Guy. Now, nine years on, she and her sister, Heather, still lived in the same house in Clapham. But it had been divided into two self-contained flats. Their mother lived upstairs with her sister, Pamela. And the bathroom, where Guy had drowned, had disappeared. Ismay worked in public relations, and Heather in catering. They got on well. They always had. They never discussed the changes to the house, still less what had happened that August day... But even lives as private as these, where secrets hang in the air like dust, intertwine with other worlds and other individuals. And, with painful inevitability, the truth will emerge.

The Killing Doll: Weaves together the ultimately deadly stories of Pup Yearman, who sold his soul to the devil, his unhappy older sister, and butcher-knife keeper Diarmit Bawne. .... Live Flesh: After ten years in prison for shooting -- and permanently crippling -- a young policeman, Victor Jenner is released to a strange new world and told to make a new life for himself. It's hard to fill the days, but at least there's one blessing -- he was never convicted for all those rapes he committed. Then Victor meets David, the policeman he shot all those years ago, and David's beautiful girlfriend, Clare. And suddenly Victor's new life is starting to look an awful lot like the old one . . .

In een Londense afbraakbuurt verstoort een verliefde student het leven van een contactgestoorde psychopaat.

Kirstin Kvist is 24 wanneer ze Zweden verlaat om in Engeland te gaan werken. Via haar vriend komt ze terecht op Lydstep Old Hall, een oud, verwaarloosd landhuis in Essex. Daar gaat ze zorgen voor John, een veertigjarige schizofrene man. Al bij aankomst beseft Kirstin dat ze in een ongewone familie is beland. Johns familieleden gunnen elkaar het licht in de ogen niet. Het enige wat hen bij elkaar houdt, is zijn geld. Wanneer een van zijn zussen een relatie krijgt met een kunstschilder uit het dorp, is dat de aanzet tot een reeks gruwelijke gebeurtenissen. Het noodlot lijkt onafwendbaar…

A father's worst nightmare. It's first light and George Marshalson's daughter hasn't returned home. He doesn't yet know that she never will -- that her body lies prone just yards from the family house. Or that he will himself make the shocking discovery.

Als een Engelse lord een biografie schrijft over zijn overgrootvader, lijfarts van koningin Victoria, doet hij verontrustende ontdekkingen.

»Die Werbung«: Guy Curran ist von seiner Freundin Leonora fast besessen. Seine Liebe nimmt schließlich krankhafte Züge an, als die junge Frau sich in einen anderen verliebt. Guy ist entschlossen, den Kampf mit dem Nebenbuhler aufzunehmen. Notfalls mit Gewalt ...§»Das geheime Haus des Todes«: Susan Townsend lebt mit ihrem kleinen Sohn in einem beschaulichen Londoner Vorort. Doch als sie im Haus ihrer Nachbarn eine grauenhafte Entdeckung macht, wird sie in Ereignisse hineingezogen, die ihr Leben schlagartig verändern ...§

A classic Rendellian loner, Mix Cellini is superstitious about the number 13. Living in a decaying house in Notting Hill, Mix is obsessed with 10 Rillington Place, where the notorious John Christie committed a series of foul murders. But when reality intrudes into Mix's life, a long pent-up violence explodes.

George und Jacqueline Coverdale bewohnen mit ihren halbwüchsigen Kindern Lowfield Hall, ein großzügiges Herrenhaus im ländlichen Suffolk. Sie sind gebildet, wohlhabend, überall gut angesehen - und begeisterte Opernliebhaber. So sitzt die Familie am Abend des 14. Februar, dem Valentinstag, gemeinsam vorm Fernseher, um sich eine berühmte Don Giovanni- Inszenierung anzuschauen. Doch noch ehe die Aufführung zu Ende ist, ereignet sich eine schreckliche Bluttat - jenes Verbrechen, das später in die Polizeigeschichte als das St. Valentins-Massaker eingehen wird. Wichtigste Zeugin der schaurigen Vorfälle scheint Eunice zu sein, die Haushälterin der Opernfreunde, ein bigottes altes Mädchen, das weder lesen noch schreiben kann.Erzählerin: Hille DarjesEunice Parchman, Hausangestellte: Hannelore HogerJacqueline Coverdale: Susanne LotharGeorge Coverdale, Jackies zweiter Ehemann: Reiner HeiseGiles, Jackies Sohn: Thomas GerberMelinda, Georges Tochter: Inka FriedrichJoan Smith: Heide Kipp Produktion: SFB-ORB 2002 53 Min. (Stereo) - Bearbeitung Literatur Regisseur(e): Barbara Meerkötter

Een charmeur gaat relaties aan met vrouwen om er financieel beter van te worden, tot hij zelf slachtoffer wordt.

Clodagh a toujours eu le goût du risque. Au point d'escalader les pylônes électriques, fascinée qu'elle est par leur hauteur. Au point d'entraîner avec elle son petit ami. Jusqu'à l'accident... Hantée par ce souvenir, elle ne parvient pas à mener une existence normale. Étudiante à Londres, elle fait la connaissance de Silver, un jeune idéaliste qui, depuis son appartement, parcourt les toits de la ville, un espace hors d'atteinte du monde " d'en bas ", celui des adultes et de leurs lois absurdes. S'y retrouve un groupe de jeunes marginaux soudés par l'amitié. Mais la peur, la violence et la trahison vont faire voler en éclats ce fragile équilibre... Un suspense psychologique d'une grande intensité, qui dépeint avec justesse les affres d'une jeunesse blessée, privée de repères.

The first girl had a bite mark on her neck. When the tabloids got hold of the story, they immediately called the killer 'The Rottweiler', and the name stuck. The latest body was discovered very near Inez Ferry's antique shop in Marylebone. Someone spotted

De vondst op een dierenkerkhof van de geraamten van een vrouw en een baby confronteert een aantal vrienden met hun verleden.

This first in a series of anthologies sponsored by the British Crime Writers Association features 22 short stories with urban themes. The editor notes that he was looking for stories that offered imaginative takes on the familiar idea of big-city cr

Blood. That's what Martin Nanther's great-grandfather Henry was interested in. As Queen Victoria's faboured physician he became expert in diseases of the blood, particularly the royal disease of haemophilia. But, as Martin discovers whilst researching Henry's life, he was not just expert - he was obsessed. Yet reading between the lines of Henry's medical essays and diary, Martin begins to suspect that his great-grandfather was less than candid about both his life and work. What was he trying to conceal? Were the tragedies of his family life more than mere accidents? And what implications does it have for Martin, the blood doctor's descendant?

A woman phoned to say she and her husband went to Paris for the weekend, leaving their children with a - well, teen-sitter, I suppose, got back last night to find the lot gone and naturally she assumes they've all drowned.'There hadn't been anything like

Okrem tajomných síl určujúcich ľudské omyly sa vo svojich príbehoch autorka zaoberá aj psychikou človeka, v ktorom nepredvídaný zhluk okolností prebudí to najhoršie. Nik so susedov netuší, čo sa skrýva v navonok neškodnom starom mládencovi a pod kríkmi v jeho záhrade. Jasnovidka Sophia sprostredkujúca ostatným kontakt s nebožtíkmi nemá ani potuchy, že aj ju môže smrť prekvapiť kedykoľvek. Tomovi Dorchesterovi, ktorý pre záchranu milovanej ženy obetuje iný život, sa ani nesníva, ako doplatí na svoju lásku. Nora, ktorá sa vyberie na dovolenku do Skalistých hôr, vonkoncom neráta so stretnutím s miestnym postrachom - krvilačnou pumou. Spisovateľ, ktorý sa usadí na idylickom vidieku, ani nechyruje, čo ho môže stáť vášeň k mladej žene, ktorá holduje voľnej láske. A manželka muža strácajúceho zmysel pre realitu nevie, ako riskuje, keď s ním odíde na vidiek v dobrej viere, že ho vylieči.

Bundeling van twee bundels verhalen. Originele titels: 1. The new girl friend and other stories (1985) (vert: Ingrid Henze) 2. Blood lines: Long and short stories (1995) (vert. J. de Vries) Nederlandse titels: 1. Een donkerblauw parfum (1986) 2. De man die de god van de liefde was (1996) Bevat de verhalen: De nieuwe vriendin Een donkerblauw parfum De muren van de boomgaard Het huis van Hare Omkoperij en corruptie De fluiter De winde-klok Loopy Fen Hall Vaders dag De groene weg naar Quephanda Bloedbanden Lizzies minnaar Schrijven en slierten Brandend eind De man die de god van de liefde was De oppas Verwachtingen Kleren Een onacceptabel gehalte Zeg nou eerlijk De aardbeiboom

Quand Benet avait quatorze ans, sa propre mère s'était jetée sur elle, armée d'un couteau. C'est cette semi-démente qu'elle accueille à l'aéroport d'Heathrow. Cela fait longtemps qu'elles ne se sont pas vues. Mopsa vit au loin, en Espagne. C'est beaucoup mieux pour la santé mentale de Benet.Près de Benet il y a son amour, sa raison de vivre : son petit garçon. Elle a voulu un enfant sans avoir de mari. Elle est seule au monde avec lui. Ou presque.Maintenant, Mopsa est là. Mopsa qui apporte avec elle la folie. Mopsa qui, tel l'oiseau du malheur, pourrait bien sans le savoir être l'annonciatrice de la plus cruelle des douleurs.Lorsque Mopsa repartira, l'univers de Benet sera en cendres. Et autour d'elle, à Londres, d'autres êtres vont avoir leur existence bouleversée. Aussi définitivement que la sienne.Sur une intrigue exacte comme un mécanisme de précision, Ruth Rendell a construit un roman à la violence feutrée, dans lequel elle explore d'une façon magistrale les plus secrets rouages de l'esprit humain.

The long title story is about a man whose life, in a sense, is a book. The second novella, High Mysterious Union, explores a strange, erotic universe in a dream-like corner of rural England, and illustrates very atmospherically what range Ruth Rendell has as a writer, expanding beyond her famous sphere of crime writing.

This chilling novel about serial killer in contemporary London is penned by one of the most celebrated mystery writers of our time. As the story gets under way, readers have no idea how a series of vicious stabbings could connect to the colorful cast of interacting characters.

In veel misdaadverhalen speelt de vrouw een belangrijke rol, maar er zijn uiteraard ook talloze vrouwen die als auteur van misdaadverhalen een bijdrage geleverd hebben aan deze rijke traditie, met name in de achterliggende eeuw. In dit boek presenteert Elizabeth George, de meest toonaangevende vrouwelijke misdaadauteur van dit moment, haar keuze uit de beste verhalen van die vrouwen. Haar overzicht begint in Groot-Brittannië en het Gemenebest, waar de periode van 1920 tot en met de jaren vijftig 'the Golden Age of Mystery' genoemd wordt.

Elena asks that you come to the House of Swans at once... Compelled by this message, the wealthy, sybaritic Sextus Roscius goes not to his harlot, but to his doom—savagely murdered by unknown assassins. In the unseasonable heat of a spring morning in 80 B.C., Gordianus the Finder is summoned to the house of Cicero, a young advocate staking his reputation on this case. The charge is patricide; the motive, a son's greed. The punishment, rooted deep in Roman tradition, is horrific beyond imagining.Gordianus's investigation takes him through the city's raucous, pungent streets and deep into urban Umbria, unraveling layers of deceit, twisted passions, and murderous desperation. From pompous, rouged nobles to wily slaves to citizens of seemingly simple virtue, the case becomes a political nightmare. As the defense proceeds toward a devastating confrontation in the Forum, one man's fate may be threaten the very leaders of Rome itself.

Aux confins du désir, de la passion charnelle et de l'obsession, treize maîtres du suspense et de l'épouvante explorent un univers sombre et délicieusement troublant.

This title contains two novels by Ruth Rendell - 'The Bridesmaid' and 'To Fear a Painted Devil'.

Ruth Rendell wurde 1930 in London geboren, wo sie auch heute lebt. Seit ihrem ersten Buch «Alles Liebe vom Tod», das 1964 erschien, hat sie alle wesentlichen Preise und Auszeichnungen erhalten: mehrfach den Silver und Gold Dagger der englischen Krimiautoren, mehrfach den Edgar der Mystery Writers of America, den Diamond Dagger für ihr Lebenswerk, den Grand Masters Award, den Literary Award der Sunday Times. Die englische Königin erhob sie 1997 aufgrund ihrer Verdienste um die Literatur in den Adelsstand und verlieh ihr den Titel «Baroness». Ruth Rendell schreibt auch unter dem Pseudonym Barbara Vine.

Verbrechen, die sich lohnen: für Leserinnen und Leser. Dafür garantieren die Meisterinnen und Meister des Fachs: von modernen Klassikern wie Raymond Chandler, Jim Thompson, Cornell Woolrich oder Patricia Highsmith bis zu Jakob Arjouni, Ingrid Noll oder Donna Leon. Aber auch Entdeckungen aus Chile, Australien und Griechenland sind zu machen. Kriminalgeschichten muss man lesen, um zu erkennen, was, in moralischer Hinsicht, der Mensch eigentlich ist, so Arthur Schopenhauer. Oder Raymond Chandler: Zeige mir einen Menschen, Mann oder Frau, der Kriminalromane nicht ausstehen kann, und ich zeige dir einen Narren.

V románe Ruth Rendellovej sa ocitneme v panoptiku anglických vidieckych starousadlíkov i prišelcov, sugestívnej atmosféry vrcholiaceho leta. Obyvatelia Linchestru s radosťou očakávajú narodeniny Tamsin Selbyovej, napriek tomu, že jej manžela Patricka si nik neobľúbil. O viacerých je dokonca možné povedať, že ho nenávidia. A tak nečudo, že keď Patrick zomrie na následky poštípania osami, vysloví miestny lekár dr. Grenleaf podozrenie z vraždy, ktoré je podporované pomaly sa objavujúcimi novými skutočnosťami. Autorka ponúka čiatateľovi zaujímavú a nebezpečnú hru s nečakaným rozuzlením.

This omnibus contains two of Ruth Rendell's crime novels - 'The Lake of Darkness' and 'The Veiled One'.

Čo môže viac rozvíriť pokojnú hladinu anglického mestečka, ako zmiznutie mladistvých dievčat, ktoré po návrate odmietajú prezradiť čokoľvek o pozadí únosu? Aj inšpektor Wexford naráža iba na mlčanie znemožňujúce nájsť cestu zo slepej uličky. Návrat neslávne známeho pedofila prepusteného z väzenia, tragická smrť kolegu a najmä vražda jedného z najvplyvnejších mužov v meste ešte prudšie rozkrútia kolesá policajnej mašinérie. Keď sa zistí, že dcéra obete, malá Sanchia Devenishová sa domov nevrátila, inšpektor Wexford je v koncoch...

Hrsg. von Andrea Best, umfasst Werke von García Márquez, Borges und Rendell auf 318 Seiten.

Teddy Brex emerges from a loveless, isolated childhood as a handsome but autistic young man. Francine Hill, traumatized by the murder of her mother, grows into a beautiful young woman. Teddy rides to her rescue, but he is a man who has already committed two murders

Sie waren Papas ein und alles, aber sie hatten keine Ahnung, wer Papa in Wirklichkeit war. Die älteste Tochter Sarah beginnt, die Lebensgeschichte des verstorbenen Vaters zu schreiben. Sarah taucht ein in die Untiefen eines Lebens, das wie das Meer an der Küste von Devonshire, an der der Familiensitz liegt, morsche Bruchstücke freigibt. Zum Vorschein kommen beängstigende Details eines Doppellebens.

Dopo dieci anni passati in prigione (per aver ferito un agente e stuprato una ragazza) Victor vuole ricostruirsi la vita, e cerca un rapporto ambiguo con personaggi che emergono dal suo passato. Così il passato ritorna, prima sotto forma di incubo, poi in una esplosione di rabbia e disperazione. Scosse insopportabili attraversano la mente di Victor, spingendolo a compiere atti insensati, soprattutto contro le donne. E la morte arriva per caso...