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A Judgement In Stone

a chilling and captivatingly unsettling thriller from the award-winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell

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A Judgement In Stone

By: Ruth Rendell
Narrated by: Carole Hayman
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Four members of the Coverdale family - George, Jacqueline, Melinda and Giles - died in the space of fifteen minutes on the 14th February, St Valentine's Day.

Eunice Parchman, the illiterate housekeeper, shot them down on a Sunday evening while they were watching opera on television. Two weeks later she was arrested for the crime.

But the tragedy neither began nor ended there.


© Ruth Rendell 1986 (P) Penguin Audio 2011

 Crime Thrillers Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense

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One of her masterpieces. (Jake Kerridge)
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the reader is wonderful and brought the rich canvas of this insightful and gripping thriller to life. I couldn't stop listening.

brilliant narration, gripping story.

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Excellent story. Well developed plot and a satisfying conclusion. I can't wait to start other works of her's.

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