The Face of Trespass

The Face of Trespass

First edition cover (UK)
Author	Ruth Rendell
Language	English
Genre	Crime/Mystery novel
Publisher	Hutchinson (UK) The Crime Club (US)
Publication date	5 March 1974
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	192 pp
ISBN	0-09-117680-8
OCLC	948644
Dewey Decimal	823/.9/14
LC Class	PZ4.R4132 Fac3 PR6068.E63

The Face of Trespass is a psychological thriller ^[1] novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1974. ^[2] The novel, largely told in flashbacks, follows Graham "Gray" Lanceton, a writer involved with a woman named Drusilla Browne who asks him to kill her wealthy husband. Lanceton becomes entangled in an intense, destructive affair with Browne, whom he sees as a "succubus." ^[3]

An Affair in Mind, a movie adaptation of the novel by the BBC starring Stephen Dillane and Amanda Donohoe, was released in 1988. ^[4]

References

1. Winks, Robin (1 October 2010). Mystery and Suspense Writers: Ross MacDonald to women of mystery. Scribner's Sons. ISBN   9780684805207. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
2. "The Face of Trespass". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
3. Fass Leavy, Barbara (7 August 2012). The Fiction of Ruth Rendell. Poisoned Pen Press, Incorporated. ISBN   9781615953394. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
4. "The Face of Trespass". RuthRendell.info. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2023.