The Minotaur (novel)

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The Minotaur
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First edition (UK)
AuthorBarbara Vine (Ruth Rendell)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre Crime / Mystery novel
Publisher Viking (UK)
Shaye Areheart Books (US)
Publication date
April 7, 2005
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback) & Audio CD
Pages320 pp (hardcover)
ISBN 0-670-91573-4
OCLC 57382246
Preceded by The Blood Doctor  

The Minotaur is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, written under the pseudonym Barbara Vine. It was first published in 2005.


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