A Spot of Folly
by Ruth Rendell, Jonathan Keeble, Toby Longworth, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Gemma Whelan, Hattie Morahan
New and uncollected tales of murder, mischief, magic and madness.Ruth Rendell was an acknowledged master of psychological suspense: these are ten (and a quarter) of her most chillingly compelling short stories, collected here together for the first time.In these tales, a businessman boasts about cheating on his wife, only to find the tables turned. A beautiful country rectory reverberates to the echo of a historical murder. A compulsive liar acts on impulse, only to be lead inexorably to disaster. And a wealthy man finds there is more to his wife's kidnapping than meets the eye.Atmospheric, gripping and never predictable, this is Ruth Rendell at her inimitable best.The stories are: Never Sleep in a Bed Facing a Mirror; A Spot of Folly; The Price of Joy; The Irony of Hate; Digby's Wives; The Haunting of Shawley Rectory; A Drop Too Much; The Thief; The Long Corridor of Time; In the Time of his Prosperity; and Trebuchet.
Compact Disc
English
Brand New
Author Biography
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE, who also writes under the pseudonym Barbara Vine, is an acclaimed English crime writer, known for her many psychological thrillers and murder mysteries. Jonathan combines his audio work with a busy theatre and TV career, having featured in over 500 radio plays for the BBC and appearing in everything from Shakespeare to Sherlock Holmes. He has starred in Doctor Who, played the Angel of Death in Hellboy II and is an award-winning reader who has recorded over 100 audiobooks. Much in demand for his voice work, Jonathan's broad range also includes voicing the audio guide for The Sistine Chapel. Toby Longworth is a British actor who has appeared on film, radio and television. He has worked mostly as an audiobook narrator and has also performed in a number of radio productions and audio dramas for BBC Radio, including the Doctor Who series. Toby has also provided his voice to a number of video game adaptations including Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs.Julian Rhind-Tutt is a British actor. Julian studied literature and drama at Warwick University, and then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama where he won the Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award. The award gave him a year of BBC radio work, which has continued throughout his career. Julian's early stage career included work at the National Theatre in The Madness of King George, The Way of the World and Richard II. A range of supporting roles in television and film followed, including The Trench, Tomb Raider, Hippies, and the American series Keen Eddie. Gemma Elizabeth Whelan is an English actress and comedian, known for playing Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones. In addition to being an actress and comedian, Whelan is also a professional dancer specialising in the tap and jazz dance styles. She is a member of the dance troupe The Beaux Belles, who are based in London. She is also trained in musical theatre and has a mezzo-soprano singing voice. Hattie Morahan is an English actress known for playing Agathe the Enchantress in the 2017 Disney remake of Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson. Hattie has enjoyed a varied acting career, giving performances in everything from Shakespearean stage productions, to BBC One's three-part adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility, and 2016 feature film Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Review
'A literary phenomenon.' -- The Guardian
'By any measure she was an enormously talented writer.' -- The Telegraph
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Previously uncollected and unpublished: new short stories from a master of psychological suspense.
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