Description
A beloved, beautiful socialite is found dead in the woods near her country home, and the shock ripples through the quiet world that seemed to know her best. As Chief Inspector investigates the murder of Elizabeth Nightingale—a woman whose charm masked a life shaped by wealth and vanity—suspicions begin to gather around the people and routines that once felt perfectly safe. With each revelation, the case exposes the fragile bargains of respectability and the hidden motives that can turn admiration into resentment. Ruth Rendell’s sharp, psychologically astute style brings a chilling sense of moral ambiguity to a classic English crime story where appearances are never the whole truth.
Available Editions
paperback
Arrow
Published Nov 2, 2009
256 pages
ISBN: 9780099534846
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Details
First Published
1970
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Guilty Thing Surprised by Ruth Rendell.