The Thief (novella)

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The Thief
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First edition
Author Ruth Rendell
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre Crime, Mystery novel or novella
Publisher Arrow Books
Publication date
2006
Media typePrint (Paperback & Hardback)
Pages96 pp
ISBN 0-09-949788-3
OCLC 62474654

The Thief is a 2006 novella by British author Ruth Rendell, published in the Quick Reads series. [1] As an entry in said series, it is of novella length.

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