Book description
In 'Catamount' the spectacular natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains
has Nora, an English visitor, in awe. She yearns to immerse herself
more fully in it and wishes particularly to lay eyes on the elusive
mountain lion. But even knowing the dangers, she will be surprised by
nature's own violence.
In 'The Wink' Jean is old and has seen a lot in life. But as simple
a thing as a man winking at her has an upsetting effect, transporting
her back to the trials and tribulations of her life, beginning with
one sexual scandal at the edges of her memory....
Part of the Storycuts series, these two short stories were
previously published in the collection Piranha To Scurfy.
Ruth Rendell is crime fiction at its very best. Her first novel,
From Doon With Death
, appeared in 1964, and since then her reputation and readership have
grown steadily with each new book. She has received major awards for her
work; three Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America; the Crime
Writers' Gold Dagger Award for 1976's best crime novel,
A Demon in My View
; the Arts Council National Book Award for Genre Fiction in 1981 for
The Lake of Darkness
; the Crime Writer's Gold Dagger Award for 1986's best crime novel for
Live Flesh
; in 1987 the Crime Writer's Gold Dagger Award for
A Fatal Inversion
and in 1991 the same award for
King Solomon's Carpet
, both written under the pseudonym Barbara Vine; the
Sunday Times
Literary Award in 1990; and in 1991 the Crime Writer's Cartier Diamond
Award for outstanding contribution to the genre. Her books are
translated into 21 languages.
