Ruth Rendell, née à Londres le 17 février 1930, est l'auteur de nombreux romans policiers et de psychologie criminelle. Elle écrit aussi sous le nom de Barbara Vine, pseudonyme que n'ont pas retenu ses éditeurs français Calmann-Lévy et les Deux-Terres. Après avoir été journaliste dans des journaux de sa région, elle commence à écrire dès 1964, donnant vie au commissaire de police Reginald Wexford que l'on peut retrouver en traduction française dans "Tu accoucheras dans la douleur" (2009) ou "Ni chair, ni sang" (2010). Elle a participé à la rénovation du roman policier, en utilisant dans ses ouvrages sa parfaite connaissance des dysfonctionnements de certains êtres humains et leurs répercussions possibles sur leur vie familiale. C'est le cas dans "Fantasmes" (1992), "Fausse route" (1994) ou plus récemment dans " Danger de mort" (2002), "Crime par ascendant" (2004), "Promenons-nous dans les bois" (2005), "La 13ème marche" (2007) ou "La maison du lys tigré" (2012). Plusieurs de ses livres ont été adaptés à la télévision sous le titre "Les Mystères Ruth Rendell", 48 épisodes diffusés de 1987 à 2000, ou au cinéma comme "La demoiselle d'honneur" (1989) adapté par Claude Chabrol en 2004. Elle a reçu de nombreuses récompenses, en particulier à trois reprises l'Egdar des Mystery Writers of America, et a été faite pair du royaume en 1996 siégeant ainsi à la Chambre des lords sous l'étiquette travailliste.
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- Nombre de pages384
- FormatePub
- ISBN978-1-4090-0662-6
- EAN9781409006626
- Date de parution30/09/2010
- Protection num.Adobe DRM
- Infos supplémentairesepub
- ÉditeurCornerstone Digital
Résumé
This fast-paced, pulse-pounding thriller from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell is perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon. With its climax of stunning unexpectedness, you'll be gripped to the very last page...'The Wexford books clearly display Rendell's great mastery of storytelling at its best' -- Sunday Telegraph'Rendell's detective fiction stands almost alone as a chronicle of the dark side of modern life...' -- Independent'Marvellous.
Kept me guessing to the end' -- ***** Reader review'Gripping from start to end' -- ***** Reader review'What a wonderful whodunnit!' -- ***** Reader review'Engrossing' -- ***** Reader review************************************************************************When a young, black woman goes missing in Kingsmarkham, Wexford must respond to a test not only of his powers of deduction, but of his basic beliefs and prejudices.
Only eighteen black people live in Kingsmarkham. One of them is Wexford's new doctor, Raymond Akande. When the doctor's daughter, Melanie, goes missing, the Chief Inspector takes more than just a professional interest in the case. Melanie, just down from university but unable to find a job, disappeared somewhere between the Benefit Office and the bus stop. Or at least no one saw her get on the bus when it came...
When the body of a young black woman is discovered, Wexford must overcome his underlying prejudices to allow his investigative skills to succeed.
Kept me guessing to the end' -- ***** Reader review'Gripping from start to end' -- ***** Reader review'What a wonderful whodunnit!' -- ***** Reader review'Engrossing' -- ***** Reader review************************************************************************When a young, black woman goes missing in Kingsmarkham, Wexford must respond to a test not only of his powers of deduction, but of his basic beliefs and prejudices.
Only eighteen black people live in Kingsmarkham. One of them is Wexford's new doctor, Raymond Akande. When the doctor's daughter, Melanie, goes missing, the Chief Inspector takes more than just a professional interest in the case. Melanie, just down from university but unable to find a job, disappeared somewhere between the Benefit Office and the bus stop. Or at least no one saw her get on the bus when it came...
When the body of a young black woman is discovered, Wexford must overcome his underlying prejudices to allow his investigative skills to succeed.
This fast-paced, pulse-pounding thriller from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell is perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon. With its climax of stunning unexpectedness, you'll be gripped to the very last page...'The Wexford books clearly display Rendell's great mastery of storytelling at its best' -- Sunday Telegraph'Rendell's detective fiction stands almost alone as a chronicle of the dark side of modern life...' -- Independent'Marvellous.
Kept me guessing to the end' -- ***** Reader review'Gripping from start to end' -- ***** Reader review'What a wonderful whodunnit!' -- ***** Reader review'Engrossing' -- ***** Reader review************************************************************************When a young, black woman goes missing in Kingsmarkham, Wexford must respond to a test not only of his powers of deduction, but of his basic beliefs and prejudices.
Only eighteen black people live in Kingsmarkham. One of them is Wexford's new doctor, Raymond Akande. When the doctor's daughter, Melanie, goes missing, the Chief Inspector takes more than just a professional interest in the case. Melanie, just down from university but unable to find a job, disappeared somewhere between the Benefit Office and the bus stop. Or at least no one saw her get on the bus when it came...
When the body of a young black woman is discovered, Wexford must overcome his underlying prejudices to allow his investigative skills to succeed.
Kept me guessing to the end' -- ***** Reader review'Gripping from start to end' -- ***** Reader review'What a wonderful whodunnit!' -- ***** Reader review'Engrossing' -- ***** Reader review************************************************************************When a young, black woman goes missing in Kingsmarkham, Wexford must respond to a test not only of his powers of deduction, but of his basic beliefs and prejudices.
Only eighteen black people live in Kingsmarkham. One of them is Wexford's new doctor, Raymond Akande. When the doctor's daughter, Melanie, goes missing, the Chief Inspector takes more than just a professional interest in the case. Melanie, just down from university but unable to find a job, disappeared somewhere between the Benefit Office and the bus stop. Or at least no one saw her get on the bus when it came...
When the body of a young black woman is discovered, Wexford must overcome his underlying prejudices to allow his investigative skills to succeed.