Description
In darkly atmospheric London, a lonely young man with a talent for fixation moves into an old Victorian house and begins to measure his life by a private, unsettling superstition—one that seems to demand “thirteen steps down.” As his isolation hardens into obsession, his relationship with the household’s older resident turns tense and intimate, revealing how easily routine can curdle into compulsion. When violence erupts, it is not only a crime but a culmination of patterns—jealousy, fear, and the need to control what cannot be controlled. With ruth rendell’s signature psychological sharpness and chilling, suspenseful pacing, this novel explores the thin line between loneliness and menace, and the terrifying ways obsession can rewrite morality.
Available Editions
paperback
Seal Books
Published Apr 23, 2010
370 pages
ISBN: 9780385673181
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Details
First Published
2003
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Thirteen Steps Down by ruth rendell.