Ruth Rendell
Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
287 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Inspector Wexford is reminded of his first murder case and his suspicions against Eric Targo when Targo reappears in Kingsmarkham after a long absence; and meanwhile, Wexford's partner's wife suspects Tamima Rahman's parents are forcing her to accept an arranged marriage.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Having published 45 books, Ruth Rendell is an internationally popular mystery writer. She has won four Gold Dagger and three Edgar awards. She has been presented with the Commander of the British Empire honor, and named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. In A Sight For Sore Eyes, Ruth Rendell's exceptional literary talent shines from each word. Teddy Brex is a handsome young man. Raised by parents who never loved him, he has grown to...
4) The vault
Author
Series
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
When four bodies are discovered in the same underground sewer 12 years after the events of A Sight for Sore Eyes, former Chief Inspector Wexford is pulled out of retirement to follow a complex trail to the original murders only to have his life thrown into turmoil by a devastating personal tragedy.
Author
Series
Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 24
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
275 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
There's a price to pay when you're a mixed-race woman whose profession is dominated by men; single mother and Vicar Sarah Hussein just paid with her life. When Inspector Wexford's cleaning woman finds Sarah strangled in a vicarage, Wexford investigates and mistakenly pockets a crucial piece of evidence.
Author
Series
Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 20
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
323 p. 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A lump of concrete dropped deliberately from a little stone bridge over a relatively unfrequented road kills the wrong person. The driver behind is spared. But only for a while ... One particular member of the local press is gunning for the Chief Inspector, distinctly unimpressed with what he regards as old-fashioned police methods. But Wexford, with his old friend and partner, Mike Burden, along with two new recruits to the Kingsmarkham team, pursue...