Three Barbara Vine Mysteries: A Dark-Adapted Eye, The Chimney Sweeper's Boy, and The Brimstone Wedding (Digital Original)

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Three spellbinders from a New York Times–bestselling Edgar Award winner, &“unequivocally the most brilliant mystery writer of our time&” (Patricia Cornwell). This trio of Barbara Vine mysteries provides undisputable evidence that &“no one surpasses Ruth Rendell when it comes to stories of obsession, instability, and malignant coincidence&” (Stephen King). A Dark-Adapted Eye: Faith Severn never understood why her respectable aunt Vera snapped and murdered her own beloved sister. But thirty years after Vera is condemned and hanged, a true crime writer&’s new investigation into the case is finally allowing Faith to see her family&’s unspeakable history and its bygone tragedy in a chilling new light. An Edgar Award winner, this &“rich, beautifully crafted novel&” (P. D. James) is Ruth Rendell &“at her formidable best&” (The New York Times Book Review). The Chimney Sweeper&’s Boy: When celebrated author Gerald Candless dies at his clifftop home in Devon, his daughter Sarah is commissioned to write his admiring biography—only to discover her father&’s entire life was a lie. Now, Sarah fears that understanding all her father has hidden—and why—is the last thing she wants. A novel &“about the power of taboos, transgressions, guilts, deceptions, horrors, [and] atonements&” (Independent) from &“the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world&” (Time). The Brimstone Wedding: Mired in a loveless marriage and a troubled affair, Jenny Warner has only Stella Newland to confide in. A patient at the English nursing home where Jenny works, Stella is open to hearing all about Jenny&’s life. Stella understands; she has secrets too. When she gives Jenny the key to her house, it unlocks a mystery about the horrifying consequences of love—and Stella is drawn into a &“dark, hypnotic story of romantic obsession&” (The New York Times Book Review).
Copyright:
2017

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
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1,040 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781504046244
Publisher:
Open Road Media
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Open Road Integrated Media
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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