The Secret House of Death

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The Secret House of Death
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First edition (UK)
Author Ruth Rendell
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre Crime/Mystery novel
Publisher John Long Ltd UK)
Doubleday (US)
Publication date
1968
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages184 pp
ISBN 0-09-089210-0
OCLC 38323
823/.9/14
LC Class PZ4.R4132 Se PR6068.E63

The Secret House of Death is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1968. [1] [2]

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