Adam and Eve and Pinch Me

Literature & Fiction (Books)

Author: Ruth Rendell

Jock Lewis died in the Paddington train crash. His fiancée Minty even received a letter from Great Western. But she never heard from the police, and Jock had left with all her savings.When a mysterious dark-haired man appears at Minty’s home, at work, even in the cinema, she knows it must be Jock’s ghost. But ghosts are grey and don’t wear leather jackets…Five women, all….Read More

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