Adam and Eve and Pinch Me (Rendell novel)

Adam and Eve and Pinch Me
Author	Ruth Rendell
Language	English
Genre	Crime novel
Publisher	Hutchinson (UK); Crown (US); Doubleday Canada (Canada)
Publication date	30 August 2001
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages	388 pp
ISBN	0-09-179434-X
OCLC	47036673

Last updated August 28, 2025

Adam and Eve and Pinch Me (2001) is a psychological thriller novel by English crime writer Ruth Rendell.^[1]

Reception

Judith Evans of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote that Rendell "puts together these disparate characters in an absorbing story that is part suspense and part psychological drama."^[2] Marcus Eliason of the Associated Press wrote that it is "worth remarking on Rendell's attention to detail and the customary steely compassion with which she explores the comedy and pain of modern life."^[3]

References

↑ Alex Clark (18 August 2001). "Review: Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by Ruth Rendell - Serpent in the grass". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 November 2013.
↑ Evans, Judith (24 February 2002). "Rendell puts together disparate characters for suspenseful tale". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved 18 March 2025.
↑ Eliason, Marcus (29 March 2002). "'Adam and Eve and Pinch Me' reads like a narrative paradise". Associated Press . Retrieved 18 March 2025.

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[The_Guardian_-_18_August_2001_-_Serpent_in_the_grass-1] Alex Clark (18 August 2001). "Review: Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by Ruth Rendell - Serpent in the grass". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 November 2013.

[2] Evans, Judith (24 February 2002). "Rendell puts together disparate characters for suspenseful tale". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved 18 March 2025.

[3] Eliason, Marcus (29 March 2002). "'Adam and Eve and Pinch Me' reads like a narrative paradise". Associated Press . Retrieved 18 March 2025.

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Stand-alone novels	To Fear a Painted Devil Vanity Dies Hard The Secret House of Death One Across, Two Down The Face of Trespass A Demon in My View A Judgement in Stone Make Death Love Me The Lake of Darkness Master of the Moor The Killing Doll The Tree of Hands Live Flesh Heartstones Talking to Strange Men The Bridesmaid Going Wrong The Crocodile Bird The Keys to the Street A Sight for Sore Eyes Adam and Eve and Pinch Me The Rottweiler Thirteen Steps Down The Thief The Water's Lovely Portobello Tigerlily's Orchids The Saint Zita Society The Girl Next Door Dark Corners
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TV series	The Ruth Rendell Mysteries The Barbara Vine Mysteries