Shake Hands For Ever
an unforgettable and unputdownable Wexford mystery from the award-winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell
$43.95
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2010
Summary
An atmospheric reissue of the ninth book in the bestselling Detective Chief Inspector Wexford series. Perfect for both collectors and new fans of the award-winning crime novelist Ruth Rendell, the author of classic detective fiction and gripping psychological thrillers, including End in Tears and Thirteen Steps Down.
Play with death. Deal with the devil.
From multi-million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Rendell, Shake Hands For Ever…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099534884 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099534886 |
| Author: | Ruth Rendell |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2010 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Wexford |
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Critics Review
“Unguessable and brilliant.” Listener From the Paperback edition.
One of the best novelists writing today – P.D. James
The most brilliant mystery novelist of our time – Patricia Cornwell
Probably the greatest living crime writer in the world – Ian Rankin
[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age * Herald *
Rendell has quite simply transformed the genre of crime writing. She displays her peerless skill in blending the mundane, commonplace aspects of life with the potent murky impulses of desire and greed, obsession and fear * Sunday Times *
Through the quality of her writing she’s raised the game of the crime novel in this country – Peter James
Rendell’s mesmerising capacity to shock, chill and disturb is unmatched * The Times *
Unguessable and brilliant * Listener *
Chief Inspector Wexford is Rendell’s most enduring and best creation * Daily Telegraph *
Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell was an exceptional crime writer, and will be remembered as a legend in her own lifetime. Her groundbreaking debut novel, From Doon With Death, was first published in 1964 and introduced the reader to her enduring and popular detective, Inspector Reginald Wexford, who went on to feature in twenty-four of her subsequent novels.
With worldwide sales of approximately 20 million copies, Rendell was a regular Sunday Times bestseller. Her sixty bestselling novels include police procedurals, some of which have been successfully adapted for TV, stand-alone psychological mysteries, and a third strand of crime novels under the pseudonym Barbara Vine. Very much abreast of her times, the Wexford books in particular often engaged with social or political issues close to her heart.
Rendell won numerous awards, including the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger for 1976’s best crime novel with A Demon in My View, a Gold Dagger award for Live Flesh in 1986, and the Sunday Times Literary Award in 1990. In 2013 she was awarded the Crime Writers’ Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for sustained excellence in crime writing. In 1996 she was awarded the CBE and in 1997 became a Life Peer.
Ruth Rendell died in May 2015. Her final novel, Dark Corners, was published in October 2015.
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