{"product_id":"a-spot-of-folly-ten-tales-of-murder-and-mayhem","title":"A Spot of Folly: Ten Tales of Murder and Mayhem","description":"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.  Introduction from Sophie Hannah.","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40391212892245,"sku":"9781788160155N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/808c2acc-1638-43a4-a4b9-01695e8b48da.jpg?v=1666602913","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/a-spot-of-folly-ten-tales-of-murder-and-mayhem","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}