Inspector Wexford is plunged into the ubiquitous, secretive realm of domestic violence, where meting out justice is a complex and often delicate business. He knows that these hidden family dramas of humiliation and violence may spill their bounds--and death will claim another victim.
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Inspector Wexford is plunged into the ubiquitous, secretive realm of domestic violence, where meting out justice is a complex and often delicate business. He knows that these hidden family dramas of humiliation and violence may spill their bounds--and death will claim another victim.
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Very Good. Two young girls disappear then return home unharmed some days later. Chief Inspector Wexford is concerned about a paedophile who has recently been released back into the community but he cannot foresee the series of serious crimes waiting to happen. Series: Wexford. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 111 x 32. Weight in Grams: 260. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Previous owner name on endpaper We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. jacket worn and faded at edges; ends of pages a bit soiled and faded. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 352 p. Chief Inspector Wexford Mysteries (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade.
Another Inspector Wexler mystery, and as always, Rendell is a masterful writer, with
no equal, aside from the Golden Age writers of the 30s-50s. As always, she depicts characters with a sharp eye, and writes plots that are a challenge to the reader. There's air of melancholy that runs through this story, which involves teen-age girls, one of whom is slow. Rendell refers to "The Francise Affair" by another classic mystery writer, Josephine Tey, early in the book, to let us know she isn't using the same plot, as the premise of the story at the start echoes Tey's. I read Tey's book not long ago, so enjoyed the reference.