Some Lie and Some Die

Some Lie And Some Die

First edition (UK)
Author	Ruth Rendell
Language	English
Series	Inspector Wexford #8
Genre	Crime, Mystery novel
Publisher	Hutchinson The Crime Club (US)
Publication date	16 April 1973
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	192 pp
ISBN	0-09-115050-7
OCLC	694699
Dewey Decimal	823/.9/14
LC Class	PZ4.R4132 So3 PR6068.E63
Preceded by	Murder Being Once Done
Followed by	Shake Hands Forever

Some Lie And Some Die is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1973. It is the 8th entry in her popular Inspector Wexford series. The book was adapted in 1990 into a TV movie starring Peter Capaldi. ^[1]

Plot

During a pop music festival in Kingsmarkham (a fictional town based on Midhurst in West Sussex), attended by about 80,000 fans, a corpse is discovered in a quarry alongside a red dress. The victim is Dawn Stonor, a local girl who became a stripper. Investigator Wexford investigates her murder and the potential involvement of the festival's headliner, rock star Zeno Vedast. ^[2]

Critical reception

The New York Times cited the novel upon publication as among Rendell's best, writing: "Rendell, in her quiet way, can move mountains." ^[3] Kirkus Reviews also praised the book. ^[4]

References

1. "Some Lie and Some Die". RuthRendell.info. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
2. Johnson, Sandy (30 September 1990), Some Lie and Some Die: Part One, Ruth Rendell Mysteries, George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, retrieved 10 September 2024
3. Callendar, Newgate (16 December 1973). "Criminals At Large". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
4. "Some Lie and Some Die". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 1 May 2023.