The Killing Doll
An intense and disturbing novel from the UK's most loved crime writer
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The Killing Doll Paperback ISBN: 9780099399506 Published: 02/05/1995 Imprint: Arrow Extent: 272 pages Subject: Contemporary Fiction $14.95 RRP
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The Killing Doll EBook ISBN: 9781409069058 Published: 01/07/2010 Imprint: Cornerstone Digital Extent: 272 pages Subject: Contemporary Fiction $14.95 RRP Buy Now
Synopsis
The winter before he was sixteen, Pup sold his soul to the devil. He wasn't quite sure what he was going to get in exchange. For the time being, all he asked for was to be happy, and to grow a bit taller. Even though she was older than Pup, Dolly was always in awe of her brother. More and more, she wanted to believe that he had occult powers and could do anything. Magic could remove the birthmark from her face and make her normal. Magic could kill their wicked stepmother, Myra. Pup laughs when Dolly shows him an effigy of Myra: a rag doll, about fifteen inches high, with knitted nylon skin and rust-coloured wool hair. Dolly sticks it full of pins. Myra dies. With dazzling virtuosity Ruth Rendell explores a haunted world of obsession, delusions and murderous fantasy.
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