Description
In a remote corner of London, a woman’s ordinary walk turns into a nightmare when she is seized from behind and her attacker vanishes into the shadows. What follows is a chilling psychological thriller in which a group of strangers find themselves kidnapped and transported to a remote island, where safety is an illusion and every interaction carries a hidden cost. As fear tightens its grip, Rendell’s razor-sharp prose exposes the unsettling ways people rationalize cruelty, surrender control, and reveal who they truly are under pressure. With its claustrophobic atmosphere and morally complex tension, this award-winning novel blends suspense with a penetrating study of violence, power, and the fragile boundary between civilization and brutality.
Available Editions
paperback
Arrow
Published Jan 1, 1991
272 pages
ISBN: 9780099502708
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Details
First Published
1986
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Live Flesh by Ruth Rendell.