Piranha to Scurfy explained

Piranha to Scurfy
Author:	Ruth Rendell
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Publisher:	Hutchinson (UK) Crown (US) Doubleday Canada (Canada)
Release Date:	7 September 2000
Media Type:	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages:	248
Isbn:	0-09-179347-5

Piranha to Scurfy is a short story collection by British writer Ruth Rendell, published in 2000. The collection takes its unusual name from the first story featured, which itself is named after a volume of the Encyclopædia Britannica.^[1]

Contents

The volume contains 9 short stories and 2 longer novellas:

1. Piranha to Scurfy (novella)
2. Computer Seance
3. Fair Exchange
4. The Wink
5. Catamount
6. Walter's Leg
7. The Professional
8. The Beach Butler
9. The Astronomical Scarf
10. High Mysterious Union (novella)
11. Myth (NB: not included in the US edition. Also re-published in 2003 in the US quarterly The Strand Magazine, issue 11, retitled "Paradise.")^[2]

External links

• Piranha to Scurfy on Internet Archive
• Piranha to Scurfy and Other Stories on Goodreads

Notes and References

1. News: Observer review: Ruth Rendell. Peter. Guttridge. The Guardian . 3 September 2000. 21 October 2017. www.theguardian.com.
2. https://strandmag.com/product/strand-magazine-issue-11-ray-bradbury-john-mortimer-and-ruth-rendell/