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Another great Ruth Rendell. Mix Cellini lives in a creepy old house in London with his landlady. He is obsessed with a deceased serial killer. … all the ingredients for suspense and madness. A very ‘ enjoyable‘ read , if you like this sort of story. 😳

Tamra 👏🏾👏🏾 I really enjoyed it. Lady of the house was quite the character! 2mo

dabbe I just finished this one last month and loved it! 🧡🤎💛 2mo

LeahBergen Great review! 👏 2mo

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Cathythoughts @Tamra Yes ! Lady of the house was unique 😂 2mo

Cathythoughts @dabbe It‘s a good one. X 2mo

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Have you read this one Leah ? I‘d say you‘d love it too x 2mo

LeahBergen I‘m pretty sure I have but it was so long ago 😂😂 2mo

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen Stop ! 😂 I must look up some others by her. She is so easy to read and a good writer , and of course I love the genre. X 2mo

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Oh, this was an absolutely fun psychological suspense to read! For anyone in the Celia Fremlin fan club, this has serious Fremlin vibes. @Cathythoughts @LeahBergen

A “lodger”, who is both a menace and a deluded idiot, is haunted by his own obsession. 😬

Ruthiella I really need to give Fremin a whirl. I‘ll try to remember to put her on my #Roll100 for 2026. I really like Rendell/Barbara Vine psychological mysteries. 2mo

Tamra @Ruthiella I think you‘d really like Fremlin! Tight plotting, on the spare side, effective pacing, and so observant re: human nature in her character development. (edited) 2mo

LeahBergen I love Rendell and you‘re so correct about her having a Fremlin vibe! 2mo

Cathythoughts Oh great. I did start this but then I was away on hols/yoga retreat and had a single room. So I was a bit afraid I‘d get freaked out at night. Home now , so I must catch up on Litsy. And I can finish this book now 😂 (edited) 2mo

Cathythoughts And yes ! A Fremlin vibe 👍🏻 2mo

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dabbe

13 Steps Down | Ruth Rendell

#weeklyfavorite @Read4life 🩶🤍🖤

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

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13 Steps Down | Ruth Rendell

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! 👏🏾 3mo

Tamra I was able to download it from the library. 😄🏚️ 3mo

LeahBergen I think I‘ve read this but I‘m not sure. 🤔 3mo

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dabbe What a deal! 🩶🤍🖤 3mo

Cathythoughts @Tamra Wooohoooo 😁 3mo

Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I know the feeling 🙈😁 3mo

Cathythoughts @dabbe It‘s a great deal! I was delighted when I saw the price 😁 3mo

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! 😅😂😍 3mo

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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. 3mo

AmyG You are welcome. She‘s my favorite mystery writer. I hope you get to read more of her work. 3mo

Suet624 Interesting review. 3mo

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Ruthiella Her books are so good ! 3mo

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! 🩶🤍🖤 3mo

dabbe @Suet624 Thanks. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the book if you've read it. 3mo

dabbe @Ruthiella It's her first I've read, but it won't be my last! 🩶🤍🖤 3mo

LeahBergen I love Ruth Rendell! 3mo

Cathythoughts Great review. I need to get this one 👍🏻😬 3mo

Cathythoughts I recently finished this one and it‘s excellent

A Sight for Sore Eyes

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dabbe @LeahBergen I now do, too! 😍 3mo

dabbe @Cathythoughts Now on the TBR! @AmyG graciously gave me the book; I'd be happy to send it on to you if interested. 🩶🤍🖤 3mo

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 👍🏻😁 3mo

dabbe @Cathythoughts 🩶👍🏻🩶 3mo

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dabbe

Thirteen Steps Down | Ruth Rendell

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!!! 3mo

Bookwormjillk That's quite the list! Enjoy! 3mo

dabbe @AmyG 🩶🤍🖤 3mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I definitely have a bit of the FOMO syndrome. 🩶🤍🖤 3mo

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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. 5mo

AmyG Agree. I have been having a hard time concentrating. 5mo

dabbe @CBee @AmyG 🎯🩵🎯 5mo

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CBee @AmyG I‘m sorry it‘s happening to you too 🤦‍♀️ 5mo

dabbe @CBee We can snap out of it, ladies! Are ya with me? 💙✊🏻💙 5mo

AmyG @dabbe I promise to try! 5mo

CBee @dabbe I‘m with you!! 5mo

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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 💕🐕‍🦺🐾💝. 11mo

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) 11mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩵💙🩵 11mo

dabbe @AmyG We will; I can feel it! 🩵💙🩵 11mo

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