Described as a psychological literary anthology, this is a collection of writings by a number of authors on the subject of murder, and what prompts men and women to commit it. The collection has been chosen and introduced by the crime-writer Ruth Rendell, and endeavours to see into the mind of murderers, their thoughts and dreams, their murderous acts and their remorse, in fiction and in fact. The anthology draws on the works of celebrated writers, including Shakespeare, Sophocles, Tolstoy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Edgar ...
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Described as a psychological literary anthology, this is a collection of writings by a number of authors on the subject of murder, and what prompts men and women to commit it. The collection has been chosen and introduced by the crime-writer Ruth Rendell, and endeavours to see into the mind of murderers, their thoughts and dreams, their murderous acts and their remorse, in fiction and in fact. The anthology draws on the works of celebrated writers, including Shakespeare, Sophocles, Tolstoy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Edgar Allan Poe, John Banville, P.D. James, Patricia Highsmith, Sigmund Freud, Truman Capote, Vladimir Nabokov, Norman Mailer, Rachel de Quieroz and Melanie Klein.
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Add this copy of The Reason Why: Anthology of the Murderous Mind to cart. $14.99, good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1995 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
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Add this copy of The Reason Why to cart. $15.35, good condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1995 by Random House UK.
Add this copy of The Reason Why: an Anthology of the Murderous Mind. to cart. $17.76, very good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1995 by Jonathan Cape.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. x, 189pp, index of titles and authors. Remainder dot by the spine foot. Papered boards in dust-jacket. Ruth Rendell has 'selected the best of writings which enter into the minds of murderers--into the talk, imagination, dreams, boastings and remorse of people who have killed, in fiction and in fact'.
Add this copy of The Reason Why to cart. $17.99, very good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 1995 by Random House UK.
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Add this copy of The Reason Why, an Anthology of the Murderous Mind to cart. $48.00, like new condition, Sold by Stanley Korwin rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Charles, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Jonathan Cape.
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Fine in Fine jacket. The Reason Why: An Anthology of the Murderous Mind is one of Ruth Rendell's few non-fiction works. The book describes more than 100 murders organized into eight chapters according to motive. This copy is fine in dark green cloth with black titles on the spine. No marks or damage. The unclipped DJ is also excellent. Signed by Rendell on the title page. AB16.
Add this copy of The Reason Why to cart. $94.16, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Random House UK.
Add this copy of The Reason Why: an Anthology of the Murderous Mind to cart. $143.73, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Random House UK.
