The Fallen Curtain

The Fallen Curtain

infobox Book
name = The Fallen Curtain


author = Ruth Rendell
cover_artist =
country = United Kingdom
language = English
genre = Crime, Mystery, Short stories
publisher = Hutchinson
release_date = 17 October 1976
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 181 pp
isbn = N/A
preceded_by = A Demon in My View
followed_by = A Judgement in Stone

"The Fallen Curtain" is a short story collection by British writer Ruth Rendell. The title story won the MWA Edgar Award for Best Short Story of the Year.

Contents

The collection contains 11 stories:
# " The Fallen Curtain"
# "People Don't Do Such Things"
# "A Bad Heart"
# "You Can't Be Too Careful"
# "The Double"
# "The Venus Fly Trap"
# "The Clinging Woman"
# "The Vinegar Mother"
# "The Fall of a Coin"
# "Almost Human"
# "Divided We Stand"


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