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Rendell returns to a darkly atmospheric London to explore how the lives of a small group of people from very mixed backgrounds are affected dramatically by a series of apparently motiveless murders. The first girl had a bite mark on her neck, but the police traced the DNA to her boyfriend. Nevertheless, when the tabloids got hold of the story, they immediately called the killer 'The Rottweiler', and the name stuck. The latest body was discovered very near Inez Ferry's antique shop in Marylebone. Someone spotted a shadowy figure running away past the station, but couldn't say for sure if it was a man or a woman. There were only two other clues. The murderer seemed to have a preference for strangling his victims and then removing something personal - like a cigarette lighter or a necklace... Since her actor husband died, too early into their marriage, Inez supplemented her modest income by taking in tenants above the shop. The unpredictably obsessive activities of 'The Rottweiler' would exert a profound influence on this heterogeneous little community, especially when the suspicion began to emerge that one of them might be a homicidal maniac. The First Victim Was Discovered With A Bite On Her Neck. The Police Traced The Dna To The Girl’s Boyfriend, But The Tabloids Had Already Dubbed The Murderer “the Rottweiler,” And The Name Stuck. The Latest Body Was Found Near Inez Ferry’s Shop In Marylebone. Someone Spotted A Figure Fleeing Into The Shadows, But Couldn’t Say Even If It Was A Man Or Woman. The Only Other Clues Are The Murderer’s Penchant For Strangling His Prey, And Then Removing A Small Token — A Necklace, A Lighter. To Make Ends Meet, Widowed Inez Ferry Takes In Tenants Above Her Antique Store. The Unpredictable And Obsessive Acts Of The Serial Murderer Begin To Disturb The Lives Of The Heterogeneous Little Community Of Lodgers, Especially When Suspicion Grows That One Of Them Might Be “the Rottweiler.” The first victim had bite marks on her neck so the London papers nicknamed her killer, “the Rottweiler.” He has been stalking the small and diverse London community of Lisson Grove, where Inez Ferry runs an antique shop frequented by a motley collection of eccentric individuals. When the Rottweiler’s trinkets start showing up in the shop, suddenly, everyone Inez knows is a suspect, and the killer feels all too close. Enthralling and deeply unsettling, The Rottweiler alternates expertly between the mind of a psychopath and the daily affairs of those living in his shadow. It is a transfixing mystery that only Ruth Rendell could write.p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }