Piranha to Scurfy

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]

Piranha to Scurfy

First edition (UK)
Author	Ruth Rendell
Language	English
Publisher	Hutchinson (UK) Crown (US) Doubleday Canada (Canada)
Publication date	7 September 2000
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	248
ISBN	0-09-179347-5

Contents

The volume contains 9 short stories and 2 longer novellas:

1. Piranha to Scurfy (novella)
2. Computer Seance (NB: not included in the US edition)
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]