One Across, Two Down

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Title One Across, Two Down
Author Ruth Rendell
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.

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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.