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| Author | Ruth Rendell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime/Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Hutchinson (UK) The Crime Club (US) |
| Publication date | 5 March 1974 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 192 pp |
| ISBN | 0-09-117680-8 |
| OCLC | 948644 |
| Dewey Decimal | 823/.9/14 |
| LC Class | PZ4.R4132 Fac3 PR6068.E63 |
The Face of Trespass is a psychological thriller novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1974. 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."
An Affair in Mind, a movie adaptation of the novel by the BBC starring Stephen Dillane and Amanda Donohoe, was released in 1988.
References
- Winks, Robin (1 October 2010). Mystery and Suspense Writers: Ross MacDonald to women of mystery. Scribner's Sons. ISBN 9780684805207. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "The Face of Trespass". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- Fass Leavy, Barbara (7 August 2012). The Fiction of Ruth Rendell. Poisoned Pen Press, Incorporated. ISBN 9781615953394. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "The Face of Trespass". RuthRendell.info. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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