{"product_id":"9780345498458","title":"From Doon with Death","description":"\u003cb\u003eDazzling psychological suspense. Razor-sharp dialogue. Plots that catch and hold  like a noose. These are the hallmarks of crime legend Ruth Rendell, “the best mystery  writer in the English-speaking world” (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine). \u003ci\u003eFrom Doon with Death\u003c\/i\u003e, now  in a striking new paperback edition, is her classic debut novel—and the book that  introduced one of the most popular sleuths of the twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is nothing  extraordinary about Margaret Parsons, a timid housewife in the quiet town of Kingsmarkham,  a woman devoted to her garden, her kitchen, her husband. Except that Margaret Parsons  is dead, brutally strangled, her body abandoned in the nearby woods. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho would  kill someone with nothing to hide? Inspector Wexford, the formidable chief of police,  feels baffled -- until he discovers Margaret's dark secret: a trove of rare books,  each volume breathlessly inscribed by a passionate lover identified only as Doon.  As Wexford delves deeper into both Mrs. Parsons’ past and the wary community circling  round her memory like wolves, the case builds with relentless momentum to a surprise  finale as clever as it is blindsiding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFrom Doon with Death\u003c\/i\u003e, Ruth Rendell instantly  mastered the form that would become synonymous with her name. Chilling, richly characterized,  and ingeniously constructed, this is psychological suspense at its very finest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFrom Doon with Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “One of the most remarkable novelists of her generation.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “She has transcended  her genre by her remarkable imaginative power to explore and illuminate the dark  corners of the human psyche.”\u003cb\u003e—P.D. James\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ruth Rendell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":44683427119264,"sku":"9780345498458","price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_e4ce1708-be50-422c-8b69-f5048360093f.jpg?v=1732173044","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780345498458","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}