From Doon With Death

✍ Scribed by Ruth Rendell; Ruth Rendell

• Publisher: Arrow Books; Random House Group
• Year: 1964
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 93 KB
• Series: Inspector Wexford 01
• Edition: Arrow eBook (2009)
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 0099534789

✦ Synopsis

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Paperback, 226 pages
Published 1964
Arrow eBook (2009)
The first book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford.
When Margaret Parsons disappears, Inspector Burden tries to reassure her frantic husband that she will be back by morning. Privately, though, he is certain Margaret has run off with another man. But then the missing woman's body is found, strangled and abandoned in a nearby wood. And when Mr. Parsons lets the police into his home, a startling discovery leads everyone to question just who Margaret Parsons really was . . .
An ordinary life. An extraordinary death. The trampled grass led to the body of Margaret Parsons. With no useful clues and a victim known only for her mundane life, Chief Inspector Wexford is baffled until he discovers Margaret's dark secret - a collection of rare books, each inscribed from a secret lover and signed only as 'Doon'. Who is Doon? And could the answer hold the key to Wexford solving his first case?
'If crime fiction is currently in rude good health, its practitioners striving to better the craft and keep it fresh, vibrant and relevant, this is in no small part thanks to Ruth Rendell.' -- Ian Rankin