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Piranha to Scurfy: And Other Stories

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Feb 2001
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224

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Nine deliciously frightening and exquisitely crafted tales of psychological terror from Ruth Rendell.

A self-appointed critic reads books only to catch out their errors of fact and usage, which he points out to their authors in vicious letters: Then one day he comes upon a book that attacks him. An elderly woman finally avenges herself on the man who raped her sixty years before. An idyllic village in the English countryside offers newcomers its own peculiar kind of hospitality and exacts a terrible price on those who reject it. Delivering high-voltage shocks with the elegance of a Henry James, Piranha to Scurfy is further evidence of Ruth Rendell's mastery of any form she puts her hand to.

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Dec 2002 Vintage ISBN 0375727590
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Jan 2001 Doubleday (Canada) ISBN 0385259808
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Dec 2007 William Heinemann (UK) ISBN 1409068323
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Dec 2007 Vintage ISBN B0012E3J7E
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Dec 2007 Knopf ISBN 0307427269
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Sep 2000 Random House (UK) ISBN 1856866246
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Jan 2002 Ulverscroft Large Print ISBN 0708993001
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