The Face of Trespass

1974 novel by Ruth Rendell

0-09-117680-8OCLC948644
Dewey Decimal
823/.9/14LC ClassPZ4.R4132 Fac3 PR6068.E63

The Face of Trespass is a psychological thriller[1] novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1974.[2] The novel, largely told in flashbacks, follows Graham "Gray" Lanceton, a writer involved with a woman named Drusilla Browne who asks him to kill her wealthy husband. Lanceton becomes entangled in an intense, destructive affair with Browne, whom he sees as a "succubus."[3]

An Affair in Mind, a movie adaptation of the novel by the BBC starring Stephen Dillane and Amanda Donohoe, was released in 1988.[4]

References

  1. ^ Winks, Robin (1 October 2010). Mystery and Suspense Writers: Ross MacDonald to women of mystery. Scribner's Sons. ISBN 9780684805207.
  2. ^ "The Face of Trespass". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ Fass Leavy, Barbara (7 August 2012). The Fiction of Ruth Rendell. Poisoned Pen Press, Incorporated. ISBN 9781615953394.
  4. ^ "The Face of Trespass". RuthRendell.info. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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