![]() Two women – a former stripper married to a rich plastic surgeon and her housekeeper plot the murder of the former’s husband. This is a collection of his short stories (I love short stories) and contains my favourite short story of all time – When the Women Come out to Dance. Leonard is brilliant on the essential stupidity of criminals. Fire in the Hole by Elmore LeonardĮlmore Leonard was a writer of genius who was underestimated because he worked in a genre – crime. It has a great ending too – a twist to make your mouth drop open. Although it was published in 1938, Rebecca has a take on jealousy, passion and feelings of inadequacy – how can the narrator, the second wife of brooding widower Max de Winter, ever take the place of the late beautiful beloved Rebecca? This is where psychological thrillers begin and end. ![]() Love story, murder story, mystery and a great opening first line – “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” An opening line that has entered the bloodstream of culture and is known by people who never read the book. Rebecca is the novel that has everything. ![]()
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