{"product_id":"dark-corners-paperback","title":"Dark Corners - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Rendell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A spectacularly creepy and macabre tale\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) 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\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e), writing at her most mesmerizing. Rendell completed \u003ci\u003eDark Corners\u003c\/i\u003e shortly before her death in 2015.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen his father dies, Carl Martin inherits a house in an increasingly rich and trendy London neighborhood. Cash poor, Carl rents the upstairs room and kitchen to the first person he interviews, Dermot McKinnon. That is mistake number one. Mistake number two is keeping the bizarre collection of homeopathic and alternative \"cures\" that his father left in the medicine cabinet, including a stash of controversial diet pills. Mistake number three is selling fifty of those diet pills to a friend, who is then found dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDermot 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 a shocking turn, Ruth Rendell describes one man's spiral into darkness--and murder--as he falls victim to a diabolical foe he cannot escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is brilliant psychological suspense that gets under your skin. As Stephen King says, \"No one surpasses Ruth Rendell when it comes to stories of obsession, instability, and malignant coincidence.\" \u003ci\u003eDark Corners\u003c\/i\u003e, her last book, \"ranks among her best\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth Rendell (1930-2015) won three Edgar Awards, the highest accolade from Mystery Writers of America, as well as four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger for outstanding contribution to the genre from England's prestigious Crime Writ­ers' Association. Her remarkable career spanned a half century, with more than sixty books published. A member of the House of Lords, she was one of the great literary figures of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693310349375,"sku":"9781501119439","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f51aaece74f82ea36cdfa800a977364a.webp?v=1764998511","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dark-corners-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}