One Across, Two Down
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Author | Ruth Rendell |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Crime, Mystery novel |
Publisher | Hutchinson |
Released | 1 March 1971 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 191 pp (first edition, hardback) |
ISBN | ISBN 0-09-105840-6 (first edition, hardback) |
Preceded by | A Guilty Thing Surprised |
Followed by | No More Dying Then |
One Across, Two Down is a novel by british writer Ruth Rendell. it was first published in 1971.
[edit] Plot summary
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There are only two things that interest Stanley: the crosswords and getting his hands on his mother-in-law's money, which he has dreamed about for 20 years. He finally realises that he must construct a puzzle of his own in order to give death a helping hand.