The Rottweiler

The Rottweiler (2003) is a psychological thriller novel by English crime writer Ruth Rendell. In London a serial killer is on the prowl, stealing small personal items (i.e. a necklace, cigarette lighter etc.) from each of his prey before fleeing into the night. The media have dubbed him "the rottweiler" because one of his victims was found with a bite in her neck, although the police later discovered that this was caused by horseplay with her boy... more

The Rottweiler (2003) is a psychological thriller novel by English crime writer Ruth Rendell. In London a serial killer is on the prowl, stealing small personal items (i.e. a necklace, cigarette lighter etc.) from each of his prey before fleeing into the night. The media have dubbed him "the rottweiler" because one of his victims was found with a bite in her neck, although the police later discovered that this was caused by horseplay with her boyfriend. Narrated in the third-person from the vantage point of various characters who inhabit a small inner-city neighbourhood, most prominently ageing shopkeeper Inez, the story explores the effects fear and suspicion have on different people… less