Books like The tree of hands by Ruth Rendell
In this gripping mystery, a survivor of a traumatic childhood faces the terror of her mother’s return. A tragic child’s death sets off a chain of deceit and danger, drawing the protagonist into a web of kidnapping and murder.
The book examines the fraught bonds between mothers and daughters, the shadows of mental illness, and the lengths to which the past can influence the present, all woven into a classic Detective Reedell suspense.
First publish date: 1984
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Ruth Rendell
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