Dark corners : a novel

A spectacularly compelling story of blackmail, murders both accidental and opportunistic, and of one life�s fateful unraveling from Ruth Rendell��one of the most remarkable novelists of her generation� ( People )�writing at her most acute and mesmerizing. When his father dies, Carl Martin inherits a house in an increasingly rich and trendy London neighborhood. Carl needs cash, however, so he rents the upstairs room and kitchen to the first person he interviews, Dermot McKinnon. That was colossal mistake number one. Mistake number two was keeping his father�s bizarre collection of homeopathic �cures� that he found in the medicine cabinet, including a stash of controversial diet pills. Mistake number three was selling fifty of those diet pills to a friend, who is then found dead. Dermot seizes a nefarious opportunity and begins to blackmail Carl, refusing to pay rent, and creepily invading Carl�s space. Ingeniously weaving together two storylines that finally merge in one shocking turn, Ruth Rendell describes one man�s spiral into darkness�and murder�as he falls victim to a diabolical foe he cannot escape. This is masterful storytelling that gets under your skin, brilliant psychological suspense from Ruth Rendell. �No one surpasses Ruth Rendell when it comes to stories of obsession, instability, and malignant coincidence� (Stephen King). Read More Formats : AZW3, EPUB "When his father dies, Carl Martin inherits a house in an increasingly rich and trendy London neighborhood. Carl needs cash, however, so he rents the upstairs room and kitchen to the first person he interviews, Dermot McKinnon. That was colossal mistake number one. Mistake number two was keeping his father's bizarre collection of homeopathic "cures" that he found in the medicine cabinet, including a stash of controversial diet pills. Mistake number three was selling fifty of those diet pills to a friend, who is then found dead. Dermot seizes a nefarious opportunity and begins to blackmail Carl, refusing to pay rent, and creepily invading Carl's space. Ingeniously weaving together two storylines that finally merge in one shocking turn, Ruth Rendell describes one man's spiral into darkness-- and murder-- as he falls victim to a diabolical foe he cannot escape"-- provided by publisher A Tragic Accident. A Blackmail Plot. A House Of Cards. And Murder. In His Late Father's House, Carl Finds A Hoard Of Pills, 'wonder Drugs' And Herbal Remedies. He Sells A Box Of Slimming Pills To His Close Friend Stacey. She Dies. And Carl's New Tenant Is Now Scheming To Blackmail Him, Imposing More And More Demands On An Increasingly Unstable Carl, Pushing Him To The Point Of No Return... _________________________ Ruth Rendell's Final Novel Is A Dark And Atmospheric Tale Of Psychological Suspense, Full Of Mistaken Identity, Kidnap, Blackmail, And A Cast Of Normal People Driven To Do Abnormal Things. Infused With Her Distinctive Blend Of Wry Humour, Acute Observation And Deep Humanity, This Is Rendell At Her Most Memorable And Best. When Carl Sells A Packet Of Slimming Pills To His Close Friend, Stacey, Inadvertently Causing Her Death, He Sets In Train A Sequence Of Catastrophic Events Which Begins With Subterfuge, Extends To Lies, And Culminates In Murder. In Rendellâe(tm)s Dark And Atmospheric Tale Of Psychological Suspense, We Encounter Mistaken Identity, Kidnap, Blackmail, And A Cast Of Characters Who Are So Real That We Come To Know Them Better Than We Know Ourselves. Infused With Her Distinctive Blend Of Wry Humour, Acute Observation And Deep Humanity, This Is Rendell At Her Most Memorable And Best. When Carl sells a box of slimming pills to his close friend Stacey, inadvertently causing her death, he sets in train a sequence of catastrophic events which begin with subterfuge, extend to lies, and culminate in murder. In Rendell's dark and atmospheric tale of psychological suspense, we encounter mistaken identity, kidnap, blackmail, and a cast of characters who are so real that we come to know them better than we know ourselves. Infused with her distinctive blend of wry humour, acute observation and deep humanity, this is Rendell at her most memorable and best. AWhen Carl sells a box of slimming pills to his close friend Stacey, inadvertently causing her death, he sets in train a sequence of catastrophic events which begin with subterfuge, extend to lies, and culminate in murder. In Rendell's dark and atmospheric tale of psychological suspense, we encounter mistaken identity, kidnap, blackmail, and a cast of characters who are so real that we come to know them better than we know ourselves. Infused with her distinctive blend of wry humour, acute observation and deep humanity, this is Rendell at her most memorable and best Da Carl selger en boks med slankepiller til sin nære venn Stacey og utilsiktet forårsaker hennes død, setter han i gang en rekke av katastrofale hendelser som begynner med triksing, går over til løgner og kulminerer i mord. Dette er fortelling med psykologisk spenning om falsk identitet, kidnapping og utpressing