...She climbed at him with her fists, aiming for his face and eyes. She writhed in pain in his grip, rushed in different directions, hissed, twisted to bite his hand. He felt sharp teeth tearing off the skin and bleeding. He didn't know Senta was so strong. Her power pulsated, like a live wire. And suddenly, as if the electricity had suddenly been turned off, everything stopped. Senta weakened and collapsed like a dying animal, like an animal whose neck was broken.

Passion. Obsession. Mania. Ruth Rendell once again captivates and shocks the reader in the novel Bridesmaid.