A Sleeping Life: (A Wexford Case) - Brossura

Rendell, Ruth

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ISBN 10: 0099199807 ISBN 13: 9780099199809

Casa editrice: Arrow, 1994

Riassunto

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

On a sultry August evening, the bloody body of a middle-aged woman is discovered beneath a hedge by a small boy.

There are only two things that surprise Wexford about the murder scene. One, that the only contents of the woman's handbag are some keys and a wallet containing nothing but some money. And two, how even in death, her deathly grey eyes possess a scornful glare.

The woman turns out to be Rhoda Comfrey, but there's no murder weapon, no apparent motive, and no one who actually cares that she's died. Wexford's only hunch is that the clues to her murder must lie in her solitary London life. But her existence there becomes frustratingly impossible to trace.

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Recensione:

"Through the quality of her writing she's raised the game of the crime novel in this country" (Peter James)

"Probably the greatest living crime writer in the world" (Ian Rankin)

"The most brilliant mystery novelist of our time" (Patricia Cornwell)

"Rendell has quite simply transformed the genre of crime writing. She displays her peerless skill in blending the mundane, commonplace aspects of life with the potent murky impulses of desire and greed, obsession and fear" (Sunday Times)

"An unusual detective story. . .intelligent, well-written, with a surprising twist" (Times Literary Supplement)

Descrizione del libro:

The tenth book in the bestselling Detective Chief Inspector Wexford series, from the author of classic crime fiction and gripping psychological thrillers including End in Tears and Thirteen Steps Down.

Death is always solitary. For some, so is life...

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• Editore: Arrow
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0099199807
• ISBN 13: 9780099199809
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224