The Copper Peacock

The Copper Peacock

infobox Book |
name = The Copper Peacock
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translator =


author = Ruth Rendell
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
series =
genre = Crime/Mystery short stories
publisher = Hutchinson
release_date = 4 April 1991
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages =
isbn =
preceded_by = Going Wrong
followed_by = Kissing the Gunner's Daughter

The Copper Peacock and Other Stories is a short-story collection by British writer Ruth Rendell. The title comes from the 6th story in the collection, in which a copper bookmark in the form of a peacock is gift from a cleaner to her employer, the giving of which has significant ramifications for their relationship. The final story in the collection features her popular series protagonist Inspector Reg Wexford.

Contents

The collection contains nine stories:

# "A Pair of Yellow Lillies"
# "Paperwork"
# "Mother's Help"
# "Long Live the Queen"
# "Dying Happy"
# "The Copper Peacock"
# "Weeds"
# "The Fish-Sitter"
# "An Unwanted Woman" (a Wexford story)


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