Vault : An Inspector Wexford Novel

English

ISBN: 1451624107

EAN: 9781451624106

Category: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural

Publisher: Scribner

Release Date: 07/13/2012

Synopsis: Ruth Rendell is in top form ( Booklist) in this sequel to A Sight for Sore Eyesone of Rendells most beloved novelsfeaturing the retired Inspector Wexford.In the stunning climax to Rendells classic A Sight for Sore Eyes, three bodiestwo dead, one livingare entombed in an underground chamber beneath a picturesque London house. Twelve years later, the houses new owner makes a grisly discovery. Only now, the number of bodies is four. How did somebody else end up in the chamber? And who knew of its existence? With their own detectives at an impasse, police call on former Chief Inspector Wexford, now retired and living with his wife in London, to advise them on the case. Wexford, missing the thrill of the hunt, jumps at the chance to sleuth again. His dogged detective skills take him to London neighborhoods, posh and poor, as he follows a complex criminal trail. But just as Wexfords case gets hot, a devastating family tragedy pulls Wexford to his childhood home, and for the first time in his life, Wexford finds himself transforming from investigator into victim.

Vault : An Inspector Wexford Novel

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.9 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.44 inches

Weight: 9.17 oz

Pages: 304