One Across, Two Down
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One Across, Two Down | |
Author | Ruth Rendell |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Crime, Mystery novel |
Publisher | Hutchinson |
Publication date | 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 | No More Dying Then |
Followed by | Murder Being Once Done |
One Across, Two Down is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell. it was first published in 1971. In 1976, it was made into the film, Diary of the Dead by Arvin Brown, starring Geraldine Fitzgerald and Hector Elizondo.
[edit] Plot summary
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.