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Zusatztext “The best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world.” — The Boston Globe “A consummate artist who commands style! plot and character . . . A storyteller of a high order.” — Washington Post “An excellent piece of suspense writing.” — San Diego Union “Densely plotted! deeply emotional . . . The design of this book is brilliant. . . . It moves forward in a series of inexorable events that leave the reader panting from suspense and shaken from the sheer emotion of it all.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer “Here is Ruth Rendell at the top of her form—topping it! in fact! with a suspense chiller enchanted by a contemporary topicality that strikes to the heart.” —Judith Christ Informationen zum Autor Ruth Rendell Klappentext A daughter's grief . . . A mother's madness . . . And a daring act of love that defied every law . . . "The best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world."-The Boston Globe Mopsa, driven by a past scarred by madness and violence. Benet, stricken by the most grievous loss any woman can bear. Carol, trapped in a life of crushing drabness no lover can change. Three mothers joined by a single thread of terror, whirled into a spiral of kidnapping, murder, and a final, reckless affirmation of love. Praise for The Tree of Hands "A consummate artist who commands style, plot and character . . . A storyteller of a high order."-Washington Post "An excellent piece of suspense writing."-San Diego Union "Densely plotted, deeply emotional . . . The design of this book is brilliant. . . . It moves forward in a series of inexorable events that leave the reader panting from suspense and shaken from the sheer emotion of it all."-Cleveland Plain Dealer "Here is Ruth Rendell at the top of her form-topping it, in fact, with a suspense chiller enchanted by a contemporary topicality that strikes to the heart."-Judith Christ Zusammenfassung A daughter's grief . . . A mother's madness . . . And a daring act of love that defied every law . . . “The best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world.”— The Boston Globe Mopsa! driven by a past scarred by madness and violence. Benet! stricken by the most grievous loss any woman can bear. Carol! trapped in a life of crushing drabness no lover can change. Three mothers joined by a single thread of terror! whirled into a spiral of kidnapping! murder! and a final! reckless affirmation of love. Praise for The Tree of Hands “A consummate artist who commands style! plot and character . . . A storyteller of a high order.” — Washington Post “An excellent piece of suspense writing.” — San Diego Union “Densely plotted! deeply emotional . . . The design of this book is brilliant. . . . It moves forward in a series of inexorable events that leave the reader panting from suspense and shaken from the sheer emotion of it all.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer “Here is Ruth Rendell at the top of her form—topping it! in fact! with a suspense chiller enchanted by a contemporary topicality that strikes to the heart.” —Judith Christ ...
