The jealous one

Celia Fremlin

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‘The Jealous One’, Celia Fremlin’s fifth novel, opens on its protagonist Rosamund as she wakes from a mid-morning nap to find, to her delight, that she is running a temperature. Surely that explains her blinding headache, and even the weird, delirious dream in which she had murdered her overly seductive neighbour, Lindy? A great relief, then, to find this was merely the work of a fevered imagination. Until her husband exclaims, ‘Rosamund! Have you any idea what’s happened to Lindy? She’s disappeared’.

ISBN: 9780571391295 Category:

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A classic psychological thriller from author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Uncle Paul: ‘Britain’s Patricia Highsmith’ and the ‘grandmother of psycho-domestic noir’ (Sunday Times)

‘Brilliant … So witty and clever.’ Elly Griffiths
‘Fremlin packs a punch.’ Ian Rankin
‘Irresistible.’ Val McDermid
‘Splendid … Got me hooked.’ Ruth Rendell
‘A master of suspense.’ Janice Hallett

Lindy had a lovely voice. It rose into the summer darkness clear and true as a nightingale; or was it, rather, like a bird of prey?

Rosamund wakes up from her mid-morning nap to find, to her delight, that she is running a temperature. Surely that explains her blinding headache, and the weird, delirious dream in which she had murdered her overly seductive neighbour – the Other Woman – in a vengeful act of jealousy? A great relief, then, to find this was merely the nightmarish work of a fevered imagination. Until her husband exclaims, ‘Rosamund! Have you any idea what’s happened to Lindy? She’s disappeared!.’

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Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 cm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

196

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.914 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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