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Book SynopsisReaders of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will love this utterly compelling and captivating thriller from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell. Full of suspense, this will have you hooked from page one...
''With immaculate control, Ruth Rendell builds a menacing crescendo of tension and horror that keeps you guessing right up to the brilliantly paced finale'' -- Good Housekeeping
''Another cracking tale to keep you guessing right until the end'' -- ***** Reader review
''Lost sleep with this one as I really wanted to finish it and find out what went on'' -- ***** Reader review
''Maybe the best Wexford mystery...'' -- ***** Reader review
''Could not put it down'' -- ***** Reader review
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A by-pass is planned in the sleepy village of Kingsmarkham, a move
Trade Review
One of the greatest novelists presently at work in our language ... A writer whose work should be read by anyone who either enjoys a brilliant mystery - or distinguished literature * Scott Turow *
The most brilliant mystery novelist of our time * Patricia Cornwell *
With immaculate control, Ruth Rendell builds a menacing crescendo of tension and horror that keeps you guessing right up to the brilliantly paced finale * Good Housekeeping *
Without doubt the most distinguished living writer of crime stories... Ruth Rendell really makes the most of this beautifully-imagined plot * Birmingham Post *
