Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries
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It was a brutal, vicious crime--and sixteen years old. A helpless old woman battered to death with an axe. Harry Painter hung for it, and Chief Inspector Wexford is certain they executed the right man. But Reverend Archery has doubts--because his son wants to marry the murderer's beautiful, brilliant daughter. He begins unravelling the past, only to discover that murder breeds murder--and often conceals even deeper secrets.
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 3
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Anita Margolis had vanished. There was no body, no crime, and nothing more concrete than an anonymous letter. According to headquarters, it wasn't to be considered a murder inquiry at all. But Inspector Burden saw a pattern in the case. Not only had Anita been wealthy and flighty, she had been thoroughly immoral. She also kept her money in handbags, not in the bank. Detective Burden could see exactly what had happened.
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When a young girl's body is found in a London cemetery and the local police, under the command of Wexford's nephew, are baffled, Wexford decides to brave his doctor's wrath and the condescension of the London police by doing a little investigating of his own. For the canny, tireless, and unflappable policeman is an unblinking observer of human nature, whose study has taught him that under certain circumstances the most unlikely people are capable...
10) A sleeping life
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 10
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Chief Inspector Wexford investigates the murder of a woman in a neighboring village.
11) Death notes
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 11
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The great flute-player Sir Manuel Camargue announces his engagement to a woman 50 years his junior, and three days before the wedding, he is found drowned.
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 13
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When a man disappears, two wives search for their missing husband, and all the young women in Kingsmarkham seem to have a motive, Chief Inspector Wexford must untangle a complex web of secrets Chief Inspector Wexford finds nothing unusual in the disappearance of Rodney Williams, a husband and father who likely has run off with another woman. But when the man's car and suitcase are discovered abandoned, can a body be far behind? Confounded by a...
14) The veiled one
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 14
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Who would garrote a middle-aged housewife and leave her body in the parking garage of a suburban shopping mall? Chief Inspector Wexford is no sooner on the case than a car bomb's explosion lands him in the hospital. It's now up to Mike Burden to step in and solve the case. He's got a suspect ... but will he be able to make him talk?
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 15
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Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford investigates the murders of a celebrity writer, her husband, and her daughter in their stately manor home near Kingsmarkham.
16) Simisola
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 16
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While searching for a missing person, Inspector Wexford discovers multiple murders of victims who resemble the missing girl leading him to reevaluate his ideas about race and gender relations.
17) Road rage
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 17
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A proposed highway through a forest near Kingsmarkham has caused loud cries of protest. One group has taken more drastic measures. It will risk everything-including the lives of five hostages-to halt construction. When Inspector Wexford learns that one of the hostages is his wife Dora, he is caught in a spiral of frustration and fear. The gripping drama of his search takes on added intensity through Davina Porter's crisp narration.
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 18
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In Britain, a pedophile's house is burned by an angry mob when a girl disappears, the man having been recently released from jail. But Inspector Wexford is not swayed by the obvious and traces the disappearance to the girl's home and her abusive father.
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 19
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Chief Inspector Wexford, distracted by the possibility of flooding after weeks of rain, is not overly alarmed when he receives word that two local teens have gone missing along with their adult babysitter, but his concerns heighten when the sitter is found dead, and suspicions center on a nearby religious cult.
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 20
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Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2005
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1st ed.
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323 p. 25 cm.
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English
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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...
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 21
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2008
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Unabridged
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English
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Searching for truffles in a wood, a man and his dog unearth something less savoury-a human hand. The body, as Chief Inspector Wexford is informed later, has lain buried for ten years or so, wrapped in a purple cotton shroud. The post mortem cannot reveal the precise cause of death. The only clue is a crack in one of the dead man's ribs. Although the police database covers a relatively short period of time, it stores a long list of Missing Persons....
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Scribner
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2009
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1st Scribner hardcover ed.
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287 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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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.
23) The vault
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Scribner
Pub. Date
2011
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1st Scribner hardcover ed.
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English
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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.
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Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 24
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Scribner
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2013.
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275 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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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.
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The copper peacock and other stories
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