The Fallen Curtain

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The Fallen Curtain
Author Ruth Rendell
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Crime, Mystery, Short stories
Publisher Hutchinson
Publication date 17 October 1976
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 181 pp
ISBN N/A
Preceded by A Demon in My View
Followed by A Judgement in Stone

The Fallen Curtain is a short story collection by British writer Ruth Rendell. The title story won the MWA Edgar Award for Best Short Story of the Year.

[edit] Contents

The collection contains 11 stories:

  1. The Fallen Curtain
  2. People Don't Do Such Things
  3. A Bad Heart
  4. You Can't Be Too Careful
  5. The Double
  6. The Venus Fly Trap
  7. The Clinging Woman
  8. The Vinegar Mother
  9. The Fall of a Coin
  10. Almost Human
  11. Divided We Stand