{"product_id":"9780241976883-a-dark-adapted-eye","title":"A Dark-adapted Eye","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFaith Severn's life has long been overshadowed by the scandal of her aunt's execution for murder. For nearly 25 years she has tried to forget the woman she once spent her holidays with, who seemed such a perfect mother and caring sister. Now the time has come to piece together the mystery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A rich, complex and beautifully crafted novel' P.D. James\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe prize-winning classic that 'changed the thriller landscape', with a new foreword from Val McDermid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVERA HILLYARD. AUNT. MOTHER. MURDERESS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaith Severn's life has long been overshadowed by the mystery surrounding her aunt. A respectable woman who committed a crime so terrible she was hung for it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, the time has come to piece her story together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat secret caused two devoted sisters to turn from love to hate? \u003cbr\u003eAnd was Vera born a killer.\u003cb\u003eOr was she driven to it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly plotted. Vine is not afraid to walk down the mean streets of the mind and can build up an almost tangible atmosphere of menace and unease' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Will linger in your memory long after you have closed the book. A first-rate novel' \u003ci\u003eWashington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dark-Adapted Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern classic. If you enjoy the crime novels of P.D. James and Ian Rankin you will love this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Vine is the pen-name of Ruth Rendell. She has written fifteen novels using this pseudonym, including \u003ci\u003eA Fatal Inversion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKing Solomon's Carpet\u003c\/i\u003e which both won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. Her other books include: \u003ci\u003eA Dark Adapted Eye\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe House of Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGallowglass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsta's Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Night Is Too Long\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Time of His Prosperity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brimstone Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chimney Sweeper's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrasshopper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blood Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Minotaur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Birthday Present\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Child's Child\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39537672912993,"sku":"9780241976883","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32375732.jpg?v=1737960717","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241976883-a-dark-adapted-eye","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}