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Dazzling psychological suspense. Razor-sharp dialogue. Plots that catch and hold like a noose. These are the hallmarks of crime legend Ruth Rendell, "the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world" ( Time magazine). From Doon with Death , now in a striking new paperback... Read Full Overview

One of the series featuring Detective Chief Inspector Wexford. The police knew all about Margaret Parsons - a religious, old-fashioned and respectable woman, as unexciting and dependable as her marriage. But it wasn't her life that interested Wexford - it was her violent, passionate... Read Full Overview

The first book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford.

One of the series featuring Detective Chief Inspector Wexford. The police knew all about Margaret Parsons - a religious, old-fashioned and respectable woman, as unexciting and dependable as her marriage. But it wasn't her life that interested Wexford - it was her violent, passionate... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview