Not in the Flesh |
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Author:
| Rendell, Ruth |
Read by:
| Curry, Tim |
Series title: | An Inspector Wexford Mystery Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7393-6637-0 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
Publisher: | Random House Audio Publishing Group
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Imprint: | RH Audio |
Book Format: | CD-Audio |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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A new Chief Inspector Wexford mystery from the author whoTimemagazine has called “the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world.” When the truffle-hunting dog starts to dig furiously, his master’s first reaction is delight at the size of the clump the dog has unearthed: at the going rate, this one truffle might be worth several hundred pounds. Then the dirt falls away to reveal not a precious mushroom but the bones and tendons of what is clearly a human hand....
More DescriptionA new Chief Inspector Wexford mystery from the author whoTimemagazine has called “the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world.” When the truffle-hunting dog starts to dig furiously, his master’s first reaction is delight at the size of the clump the dog has unearthed: at the going rate, this one truffle might be worth several hundred pounds. Then the dirt falls away to reveal not a precious mushroom but the bones and tendons of what is clearly a human hand. InNot in the Flesh, Chief Inspector Wexford tries to piece together events that took place eleven years earlier, a time when someone was secretly interred in a secluded patch of English countryside. Now Wexford and his team will need to interrogate everyone who lives nearby to see if they can turn up a match for the dead man among the eighty-five people in this part of England who have disappeared over the past decade. Then, when a second body is discovered nearby, Wexford experiences a feeling that’s become a rarity for the veteran policeman: surprise. As Wexford painstakingly moves to resolve these multiple mysteries, long-buried secrets are brought to daylight, and Ruth Rendell once again proves why she has been hailed as our greatest living mystery writer. From the Hardcover edition.