{"product_id":"9780099557357-the-vault","title":"The Vault","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(A Wexford Case)\u003cbr\u003eChief Inspector Reg Wexford has retired from the crime force. He and his wife, Dora, now divide their time between Kingsmarkham and a coach house in Hampstead, belonging to their actress daughter, Sheila. Wexford takes great pleasure in his books, but, for all the benefits of a more relaxed lifestyle, he misses being the hand of the law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured in\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 Crime Books of the Decade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe twenty-fourth book in the bestselling Detective Chief Inspector Wexford series, from the author of classic detective fiction and gripping psychological thrillers including \u003ci\u003eEnd in Tears\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThirteen Steps Down.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe impossible has happened. Chief Inspector Reg Wexford has retired from the crime force. He and his wife, Dora, now divide their time between Kingsmarkham and a coachhouse in Hampstead, belonging to their actress daughter, Sheila.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWexford takes great pleasure in his books, but, for all the benefits of a more relaxed lifestyle, he misses being the hand of the law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut a chance meeting in a London street, with someone he had known briefly as a very young police constable, changes everything. Tom Ede is now a Detective Superintendent, and is very keen to recruit Wexford as an adviser on a mysterious murder case.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bodies of two women and a man have been discovered in the old coal hole of an attractive house in St John's Wood. None of the corpses carry identification. But the man's jacket pockets contain a string of pearls, a diamond and a sapphire necklace as well as other jewellery valued in the region of £40,000.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Wexford, this is definitely a case worth coming out of retirement for. He is intrigued and excited by the challenge, but unaware that this new investigative role will bring him into extreme physical danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450545418614,"sku":"9780099557357","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32395630.jpg?v=1760453359","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099557357-the-vault","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}