by RuthRendell (Author)
A classic Rendellian loner, Mix Cellini is superstitious about the number 13. Living in a decaying house in Notting Hill, Mix is obsessed with 10 Rillington Place, where the notorious John Christie committed a series of foul murders. He is also infatuated with a beautiful model who lives nearby - a woman who would not look at him twice. Mix's landlady, Gwendolen Chawcer is equally reclusive - living her life through her library of books. Both landlady and lodger are caught up in their own psychologically twisted parallel worlds. But when reality intrudes into Mix's life, a long pent-up violence explodes.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 30 Jun 2005
ISBN 10: 0099474328
ISBN 13: 9780099474326
Book Overview: A psychological masterpiece from the world's greatest living crime thriller writer. Adapted into a critically acclaimed two-part ITV thriller, broadcast in August 2012.