From "the reigning queen of crime fiction" (_Time Out_), a sequel to _A Sight for Sore Eyes_ , one of Rendell's most beloved novels--featuring the retired Inspector Wexford. In the stunning climax to Rendell's classic _A Sight for Sore Eyes_ , three bodies--two dead, one living--are entombed in an
The vault: an Inspector Wexford novel: novel
โ Scribed by Rendell, Ruth
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 252 KB
- Edition
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1442343915
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โฆ Synopsis
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.
โฆ Subjects
An Inspector Wexford Novel
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