Ruth Rendell — The Crocodile Bird

London, Hutchinson, 1993. Cloth. A smart signed limited edition copy of this standalone psychological thriller from crime writer Ruth Rendell. A limited edition of one hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered eleven.Signed by the author to the half-title. In the original unclipped glassine wrap.A standalone novel from Ruth Rendell, a prolific author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries.This tense, taut and twisted psychological thriller about a dark mother-daughter relationship was reviewed as 'psychologically acute and extremely disturbing' by The Times.Rendell is best known for the creation of the recurring character Chief Inspector Wexford, who appeared as the protagonist in twenty-three of her novels. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with marbled paper to the boards, in the original unclipped glassine wrap. Externally, fine. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper, resulting in a few small chips, and a tear to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.