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Adam and Eve and Pinch Me (Rendell novel)

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Language
  
English

Pages
  
388 pp

Originally published
  
30 August 2001

Genre
  
Crime Fiction

OCLC
  
47036673

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Publication date
  
30 August 2001

ISBN
  
0-09-179434-X

Author
  
Ruth Rendell

Country
  
United Kingdom

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Publisher
  
Hutchinson (UK) Crown (US) Doubleday (Canada)

Media type
  
Print (Hardcover & Paperback)

Similar
  
Ruth Rendell books, Crime Fiction books

Adam and Eve and Pinch Me (2001) is a psychological thriller novel by English crime writer Ruth Rendell.

Contents

Synopsis

A handsome con man with numerous aliases, including Jerry Leach and Jock Lewis, manipulates three vulnerable women into handing over large sums of money. After he supposedly dies in the Paddington train crash, they realise his deception and find themselves in serious debt. However, one of his many victims, ex-fiancée Minty, thinks she has seen his 'ghost' wandering around and begins carrying a knife so she can exact revenge on his 'spirit'...

Explanation of the novel's title

The title is derived from an old children's game, whereby one will ask: "Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me went down to the river to play; Adam and Eve were drowned, so who do you think was saved?" When the other participant replies "Pinch-Me", the questioner proceeds to do so!

References

Adam and Eve and Pinch Me (Rendell novel) Wikipedia