Publisher's Synopsis
A sinister evening of poetry and undying love...the ordinary girl miraculously lucky to be married to an absolutely perfect man...a spurned husband with a wicked new spin on the game of snooping...a lonely, reclusive woman who finds family and redemption in the strangest of circumstances.
These are only some of the eleven delightfully disturbing tales--which include the further adventures of Chief Inspector Wexford--by Ruth Rendell. Since her first novel in 1964, Ruth Rendell's internationally acclaimed imagination and award winning style have fascinated legions of readers.