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Ruth Rendell lays bare the dark recesses of the human psyche in this haunting, memorable and chilling collection of moral tales.

When Meg Jeacock let the cottage next door she found her new tenant rather sinister. And when the stranger showed an interest in Shandon Priory, the house nearby whose owner had recently died, it became clear that there was trouble brewing.

This is the moving tale of two people in a marriage that is being pulled in different directions by unexpected changes and new responsibilities in the workplace. Despite the best intentions forces begin to tear their lives and hearts apart.

Captain Jack Aubrey's friend Stephen arrives with secret orders to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope, under a Commodore's pennant. But he finds difficulty in carrying out his orders because of Lord Clonfert and Captain Corbett, his own Captains.

In 1856 Martha Brown was hanged for the murder of her husband, John Brown. John was 20 years her junior and it is supposed that he fell in love with a younger woman. This novel is based on this true story of passionate love and violent death.

For a year, the murder of Yvonne Harrison has baffled Thames Valley CID. But one man has yet to tackle the case, Chief Inspector Morse, so why is he so adamant that he will not lead the reinvestigation.

MP Gregor Jack is a likeable type but when he is tarnished in the public's eye Inspector Rebus becomes suspicious of his image and has to find out why someone should want to expose him.

The year is 1948. Japan is rebuilding her cities after the calamtity of WW2. Masuji Ono, the celebrated painter, reflects on a life and career touched by the rise of Japanese militarism.

Murders just didn't happen in respectable areas like Callander Square - and yet, there had been two in a short space of time. Inspector Pitt's wife had not formed the habit of meddling in her husband's business, but this case intrigued her.