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13 Steps Down
13 Steps Down | Ruth Rendell
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Mix Cellini has just moved into a flat in a decaying house in Nottinghill, where he plans to pursue his two abiding passions--supermodel Nerissa Nash, whom he worships from afar, and the life of serial killer Reggie Christie, hanged fifty years earlier for murdering at least eight women. Gwendolen Chawcer, Mixs eighty-year-old landlady has few interests beside her old books and her new tenant. But she does have an intriguing connection to Christie. And when reality intrudes into Mixs life, he turns toi Christie for inspiration and a long pent-up violence explodes. Intricately plotted and brilliantly written, 13 Steps Down enters the minds of these disparate people as they move inexorably toward its breathtaking conclusion. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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dabbe
13 Steps Down | Ruth Rendell
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#weeklyfavorite @Read4life 🩶🤍🖤

Can't believe it's the close of August. 😳

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Cathythoughts
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I just got on kindle for 85p. @dabbe has just read and reviewed it , and being Ruth Rendell fan , I just purchased.

Tamra What a steal! 👏🏾 2d
Tamra I was able to download it from the library. 😄🏚️ 2d
LeahBergen I think I‘ve read this but I‘m not sure. 🤔 1d
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dabbe What a deal! 🩶🤍🖤 1d
Cathythoughts @Tamra Wooohoooo 😁 1d
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I know the feeling 🙈😁 1d
Cathythoughts @dabbe It‘s a great deal! I was delighted when I saw the price 😁 1d
dabbe @Cathythoughts I'm really glad, too, because it looks like you're out of my country so shipping would have been a wee bit! 😅😂😍 1d
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dabbe
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Thanks, @AmgG, for this! 😍 Ruth Rendell, a master of psychological suspense, delivers a characteristically chilling and meticulously crafted novel in 13 STEPS DOWN. The book is a prime example of her ability to dissect the pathologies of the human mind without resorting to graphic violence or traditional thriller tropes. Instead, the horror is almost entirely internal, born from obsession, delusion, and the slow unraveling of a fragile psyche. ⬇️

dabbe The story is set in a decaying, cavernous house in London's Notting Hill that becomes a character in itself. The plot follows two central characters whose lives are uncomfortably intertwined: Mix Cellini, a narcissistic and socially inept exercise equipment repairman who rents a flat in the house from Gwendolen Chawcer, the elderly reclusive who owns it. Mix‘s delusions intensify, while Gwendolen becomes more suspicious of her strange tenant. 3d
AmyG You are welcome. She‘s my favorite mystery writer. I hope you get to read more of her work. 3d
Suet624 Interesting review. 3d
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Ruthiella Her books are so good ! 3d
dabbe @AmyG She really gets in the minds of the main characters--and not always in a good way! Wow. I actually felt like I had to take a shower after being in Mix's mind; I think that's why it took me a while. If all her books are along these lines, I'm in! 🩶🤍🖤 3d
dabbe @Suet624 Thanks. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the book if you've read it. 3d
dabbe @Ruthiella It's her first I've read, but it won't be my last! 🩶🤍🖤 3d
LeahBergen I love Ruth Rendell! 3d
Cathythoughts Great review. I need to get this one 👍🏻😬 3d
Cathythoughts I recently finished this one and it‘s excellent 3d
dabbe @LeahBergen I now do, too! 😍 2d
dabbe @Cathythoughts Now on the TBR! @AmyG graciously gave me the book; I'd be happy to send it on to you if interested. 🩶🤍🖤 2d
Cathythoughts Thankyou so much , but I just got it on a kindle deal for 85p. I think I‘ll post it too in case anyone else is interested 👍🏻😁 2d
dabbe @Cathythoughts 🩶👍🏻🩶 1d
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dabbe
Thirteen Steps Down | Ruth Rendell
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Looking forward to this #SummersEndReadathon hosted by the lovely @Bookwormjillk. I plan on reading as much of these as I can:

-THIRTEEN STEPS DOWN (almost done, @AmyG!)
-KATABASIS (just got it!)
-THE SIGN OF FOUR (#ChristieCapers)
-THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (#hashtagbrigade)
-TOMBLAND (#ShardlakeBR
-LES MIS (#readlemis)

That should about do it! 🤩

AmyG Yay!!! 4d
Bookwormjillk That's quite the list! Enjoy! 4d
dabbe @AmyG 🩶🤍🖤 3d
dabbe @Bookwormjillk I definitely have a bit of the FOMO syndrome. 🩶🤍🖤 3d
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dabbe
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#readyourkindle #readyourebooks #readyourbooks #readreadread!
@CBee 😘

Hoping to have better reading this month!

CBee Me too! I can‘t seem to just SIT and read. Ugh. 2mo
AmyG Agree. I have been having a hard time concentrating. 2mo
dabbe @CBee @AmyG 🎯🩵🎯 2mo
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CBee @AmyG I‘m sorry it‘s happening to you too 🤦‍♀️ 2mo
dabbe @CBee We can snap out of it, ladies! Are ya with me? 💙✊🏻💙 2mo
AmyG @dabbe I promise to try! 2mo
CBee @dabbe I‘m with you!! 2mo
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dabbe
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@AmyG ... thank you so much for sharing your favorite mystery writer with me. I'm always on the lookout for that next great crime/mystery/detective read, and you've given me someone I've never heard of before. The card is beyond gorgeous, the German shepherd magnet adorable (and is Kate approved). Matt's beside himself with the SK book, too. You are an incredible lady, and I'm lucky to have found you here on Litsy. 🩵💙🩵

AnnCrystal 💕🐕‍🦺🐾💝. 8mo
AmyG You are so welcome. Ruth Rendell is my most favorite mystery writer. I hope you like her. If so, hit the library. She has written alot of books! And I hope Matt enjoys SK. I love this book so much. 😘😘😘 (edited) 8mo
dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩵💙🩵 8mo
dabbe @AmyG We will; I can feel it! 🩵💙🩵 8mo
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