The Face of Trespass
1974 novel by Ruth Rendell
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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]
AuthorRuth Rendell
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime/Mystery novel
PublisherHutchinson (UK)
The Crime Club (US)
The Crime Club (US)
 First edition cover (UK) | |
| 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 |
| 823/.9/14 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.R4132 Fac3 PR6068.E63 |
An Affair in Mind, a movie adaptation of the novel by the BBC starring Stephen Dillane and Amanda Donohoe, was released in 1988.[4]
