THE ROTTWEILER BY RUTH RENDELL

THE ROTTWEILER BY RUTH RENDELL

Synopsis
The first girl had a bite mark on her neck. When the tabloids got hold of the story, they immediately called the killer 'The Rottweiler', and the name stuck. The latest body was discovered very near Inez Ferry's antique shop in Marylebone. Someone spotted a shadowy figure running away past the station, but couldn't say for sure if it was a man or a woman. There were only two other clues. The murderer seemed to have a preference for strangling his victims and then removing something personal - like a cigarette lighter or a necklace...Since her actor husband died, too early into their marriage, Inez supplemented her modest income by taking in tenants above the shop. The unpredictably obsessive activities of 'The Rottweiler' would exert a profound influence on this heterogeneous little community, especially when the suspicion began to emerge that one of them might be a homicidal maniac.

Biography
Ruth Rendell has written over forty novels, won countless awards, including two Gold Daggers from the Crime Writers' Association, two Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America and the 1990 Sunday Times Literary award, as well as the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger. In 1996 she was awarded the CBE and in 1997 became a Life Peer. She lives in Little Venice, London and Suffolk.

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PUBLISHER: HUTCHINSON

PUBLISHED: 2003

PAGES: 342