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Ruth Rendell

Wolf To The Slaughter

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ISBN: 9780099534822

a hugely absorbing and compelling Wexford mystery from the award-winning Queen of Crime, Ruth...

Ruth Rendell

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Arrow
15 October 2009

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: Wexford

The third book in the bestselling Detective Chief Inspector Wexford series. Perfect for both collectors and new fans of award-winning crime novelist Ruth Rendell, the author of classic detective fiction and gripping psychological thrillers including End in Tears and Thirteen Steps Down.

Readers of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will love this deliciously tense and suspenseful thriller from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell. An absolute page-turner you won't be able to stop reading...

'If crime fiction is currently in rude good health, its practitioners striving to better the craft and keep it fresh, vibrant and relevant, this is in no small part thanks to Ruth Rendell.' -- Ian Rankin 'One of the best novelists writing today' - PD James 'The best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world' - Boston Globe 'A remarkable talent' -- The Times Literary Supplement 'First rate thriller' -- Boston Globe 'A steadily engrossing tale' -- Publisher's Weekly 'As usual Ruth Rendell has penned a masterpiece. It was full of suspense and surprise. I really enjoyed reading it' --
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Anita Margolis has vanished. Dark and exquisite, Anita's character is as mysterious as her disappearance. There was no body, no crime - nothing more concrete than an anonymous letter and the intriguing name of Smith.

According to headquarters, it wasn't to be considered a murder enquiry at all.

With the letter providing them with only one questionable lead to follow, Wexford and his sidekick Inspector Burden are compelled to make enquiries. They soon discover Anita is wealthy, flighty, and thoroughly passionate and immoral. The straight-laced Burden has a very clear idea of what happened to her. But Wexford has his own suspicions...

He knows that passion can be lethal.

Wolf to the Slaughter is the third book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford. You can continue to read about him in The Best Man to Die.

By: Ruth Rendell
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 193g
ISBN: 9780099534822
ISBN 10: 0099534827
Series: Wexford
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 October 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ruth Rendell has won many awards for her writing, including the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for 1976's best crime novel with A Demon in My View, a Gold Dagger award for Live Flesh in 1986, the 1990 Sunday Times Literary award, and the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger. In 1996 she was awarded a CBE and in 1997 became a Life Peer.

Reviews for Wolf To The Slaughter: a hugely absorbing and compelling Wexford mystery from the award-winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell

An unusual detective story... intelligent, well-written, with a surprising twist at the end * Times Literary Supplement * The best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world * Boston Globe * A firm grasp of social concerns ensure that her novels are reflective of our own times, as well as hugely absorbing -- Louise Welsh * The Times * Ruth 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 * One of the best novelists writing today -- P.D. James