Ruth Rendell
Author
Series
Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 4
Language
English
Description
Charlie Hatton wanted fast money and conspicuous success, and he was prepared to cut any corners to get them. But before he could realize a single ambition, he was found dead at the edge of a river.
22) Death notes
Author
Series
Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 11
Language
English
Description
Inspector Wexford and his assistant Burden unravel the threads connecting the drowning of an elderly, world-renowned flautist and the grisly murder of a woman whose identity confounds them at every turn. This time is appears that our evenhanded Inspector might have lost his perspective, beguiled by a persistently tantalizing fancy of his own making.
23) Live flesh
Author
Pub. Date
[1986]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
After fourteen years in prison, rapist Victor Jenner attempts to pick up the pieces of his life but finds himself involved in an awkward triangle whose conflicts resurrect the buried demons of his violent past.
24) Road rage
Author
Series
Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 17
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
A young boy dies, another goes missing, and one mother's choice will forever alter many lives When Benet's young son dies on the operating table, she cannot be comforted-not even by her mother who cares for a young boy just about the same age. Meanwhile, another mother's son goes missing, and police circle around possible suspects in what must be murder. These three mothers-the schizophrenic Mopsa, upwardly mobile Benet, and gold-digging Carol-become...
Author
Pub. Date
[1987]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
A man yearns to win back his wife's love and wreak vengeance on her lover with the help of a secret ring of spies. Dead drops, coded messages, and a safe house - it's all make-believe for a teenage spy ring. But when John Creevey intercepts the messages and believes them to be the work of a real crime syndicate, the spy games turn deadly serious in a fiery cocktail of obsession and revenge. Ruth Rendell expertly layers her narrative to reveal the...
Author
Series
Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries volume 20
Language
English
Formats
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...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
For awhile, the rock festival at "Sundays" went well. The sun shone, the bands played, and everyone-except a few angry neighbors-seemed to enjoy themselves. Then the weather changed. And in a nearby quarry, two lovers found a body that made even Inspector Wexford's stomach lurch.
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