Live Flesh
First edition | |
| Author | Ruth Rendell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Hutchinson |
Publication date | 27 February 1986 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 272 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-09-163680-9 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 13485433 |
Live Flesh is a 1986 psychological thriller by British author Ruth Rendell. It won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year. It was the inspiration for a 1997 film of the same name by Pedro Almodóvar. Almodovar's treatment of the theme is very different from the original novel, making significant changes to the characters and plot.