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The first book Rendell wrote as Barbara Vine. A personal exploration into the past, searching for the truth that led Vera Hillyard to commit the violent murder for which she is hanged. The story unfolds slowly, painfully, full of secrets and lies. Dark, claustrophobic, and chilling.
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Mystery & Detective - General, Non-Classifiable, Mystery and detective stories, Mystery/Suspense, Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Fiction, Family, Families, Detective and mystery stories, Mystery, Large type books, English fiction, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, suspense, Sisters, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, crime, Sisters, Family secrets, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, general, England, fictionPlaces
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"On the morning Vera died I woke up very early."
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- Created April 29, 2008
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| December 31, 2025 | Edited by MARC Bot | set source_records based on initial machine_comment |
| August 9, 2021 | Edited by mheiman | merge authors |
| July 31, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | associate edition with work OL12069W |
| April 26, 2011 | Edited by OCLC Bot | Added OCLC numbers. |
| April 29, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from amazon.com record |







