 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Ruth Rendell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Hutchinson (UK) Doubleday (US) |
Publication date | April 1980 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 201 pp |
| ISBN | 0-09-140810-5 |
| OCLC | 15591919 |
The Lake of Darkness is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1980.[1] It won the Arts Council National Book Award for Genre Fiction in 1981.
The title comes from a quotation from Shakespeare's King Lear:
- "Frateretto calls me; and tells me Nero is an angler in the lake of darkness. Pray, innocent, and beware the foul fiend".
- ^ "THE LAKE OF DARKNESS | Kirkus Reviews". 1 July 1980.