![]() ![]() ""The Professional"" is about a young man who thinks he witnesses a murder, talks himself out of it, then too late realizes he was right. In ""Walter's Leg,"" the title character learns that people don't change, even over a lifetime. Irony plays a strong role in most of the nine tales here. Mythology and fairy tales come to life in ""High Mysterious Union,"" a novella in which a man's increasing obsession with a young woman places him under a spell that almost leads to his death. Although the twist is soon obvious, Rendell adds a dimension that holds the reader to the end. In the scary title tale, a solitary, arrogant, self-appointed fault-finder is haunted by memories of his dead mother. Multiple Edgar and Gold Dagger award winner Rendell displays her mastery of spine-tingling suspense in her first short story collection since Blood Lines (1996). ![]()
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