A Judgement in Stone
by
Ruth Rendell

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If you are 1. .......... of those mystery and drama lovers, then this is the story for you. "A JUDGEMENT IN STONE" is one of many novels 2. .......... by this outstanding, best- selling author. rendell.JPG3. .........., it is different from the rest of her creations 4. .......... the strange way she starts 5. .......... . We are used 6. .......... reading mystery novels that wait until the end to know 7. .......... the murderer is, but Ruth has shortened that stage by 8. .......... the identity of the murderer 9. .......... the beginning. The rest of the story tells the reasons that led to the murder.

The Story:
It starts with the murder of four members of the same family by their housekeeper, Eunice Parchman, 10. .......... a Sunday evening. Her arrest occurs two weeks 11. .......... . But the tragedy neither starts 12. .......... ends there.

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Heba Abbas
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