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She waits for him in the dark, her mind and body perfect, passive, until one day, when he goes to the cellar, and she is gone . . . In A Demon in My View , Ruth Rendell creates a character as frightening as he is fascinating. Mild-mannered Arthur Johnson has never known how to... Read Full Overview

She waits for him in the dark, her mind and body perfect, passive, until one day, when he goes to the cellar, and she is gone . . . In A Demon in My View, Ruth Rendell creates a character as frightening as he is fascinating. Mild-mannered Arthur Johnson has never known how to... Read Full Overview

She waits for him in the dark, her mind and body perfect, passive, until one day, when he goes to the cellar, and she is gone . . . In A Demon in My View, Ruth Rendell creates a character as frightening as he is fascinating. Mild-mannered Arthur Johnson has never known how to... Read Full Overview

Her white face, beautiful, unmarked by an flaw of skin or feature, stared blankly back at him. He didn't speak. He had never known how to talk to women. There was only one thing he had ever been able to do to women and, smiling, he did it. Then, when it was all over, he straightened... Read Full Overview

Perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon, this haunting insight into the mind of a pathological criminal is one of multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell's most terrifying novels...