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    To Fear a Painted Devil: A Novel

    By Ruth Rendell

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    He was young, arrogant, wealthy and in the bloom of health—or was he?

    “Undoubtedly one of the best writers of English mysteries and chiller-killer plots.”—The Los Angeles Times

    Like any small community, Linchester has its intrigues: love affairs, money problems, unhappy marriages. But the gossip is elevated to new heights when young Patrick Selby dies on the very night of his beautiful wife’s birthday party.

    The whole neighborhood was there, witness to the horrible attack of wasp stings Patrick suffered at the end of the evening. But did Patrick die of a wasp sting? Dr. Greenleaf thinks not. Heart failure, more likely.

    Still, Greenleaf isn’t at peace about his death. After all, everyone in Linchester hated Patrick. With the help of a certain naturalist, Dr. Greenleaf begins to think about murder. . . .

    “Rendell is awfully good.”—The New York Times Book Review
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateOct 3, 2012
    ISBN9780307829566
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    Ruth Rendell

    Ruth Rendell (1930–2015) won three Edgar Awards, the highest accolade from Mystery Writers of America, as well as four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger for outstanding contribution to the genre from England’s prestigious Crime Writ­ers’ Association. Her remarkable career spanned a half century, with more than sixty books published. A member of the House of Lords, she was one of the great literary figures of our time.

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