Nine Lives

Nine Lives

by Bernice Rubens (Author)

Synopsis

The killer's modus operandi is the same in each instance: strangulation, always with a guitar string, pulled tight from behind until life is taken. And though the murders are taking place up and down country, there is one other similarity that Inspector Wilkins can't help noticing. Each and every victim is a psychotherapist ...Donald Dorricks is on a mission. Nine psychotherapists to go and his crusade is complete. Yet even after giving himself up and confessing to the killings, he still protests his innocence. And just as Inspector Wilkins struggles to catch the killer, Dorricks' wife Verine attempts to understand the reasoning behind the murders ...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: New
Publisher: Abacus
Published: 01 May 2003

ISBN 10: 0349116504
ISBN 13: 9780349116501

Media Reviews
'A glorious black comedy . To sum it up in three words: wonderful, wonderful, wonderful' DAILY MAIL * 'She's like David Lynch's granny' GUARDIAN * 'Hugely entertaining ... Just the right mixture of pathos and bathos' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Author Bio
Bernice Rubens was born in Wales. Her novels include the Booker-Prize winning THE ELECTED MEMBER and A FIVE YEAR SENTENCE, which was shortlisted for the same award.