Mystery Books
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Dead GiveawayText for Author Bio: Simon Brett is a former radio and television comedy producer, who has been writing full-time for more than tw
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Sleeping BeautyIn Sleeping Beauty, Lew Archer finds himself the confidant of a wealthy, violent family with a load of trouble on their
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Sons of Fortune#1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer has mesmerized thousands of readers over the years with his riveting nove
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Final ScreamAs white-hot flames sear the dark night, a killer waits in the trees, watching the mill burn, listening for the screams - the only
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The Foreigner: A NovelWinner of the Edgar® Award for Best First Novel by an American AuthorSet against the Taiwanese cri
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High Five (Stephanie Plum, No. 5) (Stephanie Plum Novels)In her fifth high-octane thriller, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum sets out to find her missing uncle-- and along the way smacks
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Mystery Movies
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Inception (Two-Disc Edition) [Blu-ray]Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan directs an international cast in this sci-fi actioner that travels around the globe and into
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The Ninth GateDVD
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The Bone CollectorDenzel Washington, Angelina Jolie. A paralyzed forensics expert and a rookie policewoman team up to nab a serial killer. 1999/colo
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The Next Three DaysLife seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into
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Twin Peaks: The Complete Series (The Definitive Gold Box Edition)The highly anticipated complete series of one of the most acclaimed events in television history finally comes to DVD. This defin
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Mystery Authors
Ruth Rendell biography
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE, (born 17 February 1930), who also writes under the pseudonym Barbara Vine, is an English crime writer, author of psychological thrillers and murder mysteries.
In addition to police procedurals starring her most iconic creation, Chief Inspector Wexford, Rendell writes psychological crime novels exploring such themes as romantic obsession, misperceived communication, the impact of chance and coincidence, and the humanity of the criminals involved. Among such books are A Judgement In Stone, The Face of Trespass, Live Flesh, Talking to Strange Men, The Killing Doll, Going Wrong and Adam and Eve and Pinch Me. Many credit her and close friend P. D. James for upgrading the entire genre of whodunit, shaping it more into a whydunit. Rendell's protagonists are often socially isolated, suffer from mental illness, and/or are otherwise disadvantaged; she explores the adverse impacts of their circumstances on these characters as well as on their victims.
Rendell created a third strand of writing with the publication in 1986 of A Dark-Adapted Eye under her pseudonym Barbara Vine (the name derives from her own middle name and her grandmother's maiden name). King Solomon's Carpet, A Fatal Inversion and Asta's Book (alternative US title, Anna's Book), among others, inhabit the same territory as her psychological crime novels while further developing themes of human misunderstandings and the unintended consequences of family secrets and hidden crimes. Rendell is famous for her elegant prose and sharp insights into the human mind, as well as her ability to create cogent plots and characters. Rendell has also injected the social changes of the last 40 years into her work, bringing awareness to such issues as domestic violence and the change in the status of women.
Rendell has received many awards for her writing, including the Silver, Gold, and Cartier Diamond Daggers from the Crime Writers' Association, three Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America, The Arts Council National Book Awards, and The Sunday Times Literary Award. A number of her works have been adapted for film or television.
Information source: wikipedia