A Sight for Sore Eyes

By Ruth Rendell

Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

A Sight for Sore Eyes is a 1998 psychological thriller by British crime writer Ruth Rendell, creator of the Inspector Wexford novels. It is a standalone novel. Three lives slowly converge: Teddy Brex, a young man raised in neglect who cares only for beauty; Francine Hill, who witnessed her mother's murder as a child and is kept isolated by her father; and Harriet Cosway, a former model in a fading marriage. When Teddy meets Francine, the result is deadly.

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