Tree Of Hands

by Ruth Rendell

Published 1 January 1984

A psychological thriller about three mothers bound by a thread of terror from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell. Readers of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will be hooked...

'Rendell's psychological novels remain in a class of their own' -- Sunday Telegraph
'The web is spun with fiendish skill' -- Observer
'Domestic dramas exploding into deaths and murders...threads are drawn tightly together in a lethal last pattern' -- Sunday Times
'A cleverly written and intriguing book' -- ***** Reader review
'Ruth Rendell at the height of her powers. This book really merits the description: "unputdownable."' -- ***** Reader review
'Allow time to read this as you won't want to put it down' -- ***** Reader review
'Compulsive reading - I couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review

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When Benet was about fourteen, she and her mother had been alone in a train carriage - and Mopsa had tried to stab her with a carving knife.

It has been some time since Benet had seen her psychologically disturbed mother. So when Mopsa arrives at the airport looking drab and colourless in a dowdy grey suit, Benet tries not to hate her.

But when the tragic death of a child begins a chain of deception, kidnap and murder in which three women are pushed to psychological extremes, family ties are strained to the absolute limit...


An Unkindness Of Ravens

by Ruth Rendell

Published April 1986

Fatalities and feminism combine in this captivating mystery from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell. Perfect for readers of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon.

'A brilliant reshuffling of a pack of clues . . . Rendell at her richest' -- Sunday Times
'Well-plotted . . . baffling . . . Still the tops' -- Sunday Telegraph
'A climax as chilling and unexpected as any she's perpetrated before' -- The Times
'Another great novel from this author; she never disappoints' -- ***** Reader review
'Another Rendell worth staying up late reading...' -- ***** Reader review
'Rendell rules!' -- ***** Reader review
'Very hard to put down once you start' -- ***** Reader review
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The raven: not a particularly predatory bird, but far from soft and submissive, adopted as the symbol of a militant feminist group...

Detective Chief Inspector Wexford thought he was merely doing a neighbourly good deed when he agreed to talk to Joy Williams about her missing husband. He certainly didn't expect to be investigating a most unusual homicide.

Rodney Williams was neither handsome nor wealthy - but he had an unerring eye for a pretty girl and when he disappeared and two other men were later attacked by a young woman, Wexford couldn't help wondering if there was a connection. If there wasn't, where was Rodney Williams and why had he vanished? He had committed no crime - apart from telling his wife the occasional lie...


The New Girl Friend

by Ruth Rendell

Published 30 June 2000