Cover of A dark-adapted eye

A dark-adapted eye

by Ruth Rendell, Harriet Walter, Richard Bravery

1986 264 pages eng ★ 4.2 (4 ratings)

The first book Rendell wrote as Barbara Vine. A personal exploration into the past, searching for the truth that led Vera Hillyard to commit the violent murder for which she is hanged. The story unfolds slowly, painfully, full of secrets and lies. Dark, claustrophobic, and chilling.

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