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Some Lie And Some Die
First edition (UK)
AuthorRuth Rendell
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Wexford #8
GenreCrime, Mystery novel
PublisherHutchinson
The Crime Club (US)
Publication date
16 April 1973
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages192 pp
ISBN0-09-115050-7
OCLC694699
823/.9/14
LC ClassPZ4.R4132 So3 PR6068.E63
Preceded byMurder Being Once Done 
Followed byShake Hands Forever 

Some Lie And Some Die is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1973. It is the 8th entry in her popular Inspector Wexford series. The book was adapted in 1990 into a TV movie starring Peter Capaldi.[1]

Plot

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During a pop music festival in Kingsmarkham (a fictional town based on Midhurst in West Sussex), attended by about 80,000 fans, a corpse is discovered in a quarry alongside a red dress. The victim is Dawn Stonor, a local girl who became a stripper. Investigator Wexford investigates her murder and the potential involvement of the festival's headliner, rock star Zeno Vedast.[2]

Critical reception

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The New York Times cited the novel upon publication as among Rendell's best, writing: "Rendell, in her quiet way, can move mountains."[3] Kirkus Reviews also praised the book.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Some Lie and Some Die". RuthRendell.info. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ Johnson, Sandy (30 September 1990), Some Lie and Some Die: Part One, Ruth Rendell Mysteries, George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, retrieved 10 September 2024
  3. ^ Callendar, Newgate (16 December 1973). "Criminals At Large". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Some Lie and Some Die". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 1 May 2023.