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From Doon With Death

A Wexford Case - 50th Anniversary Edition

Ruth Rendell
Barcode 9780099588542
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Release Date: 22/05/2014

Genre: Fiction
Sub-Genre: Crime Thrillers & Mystery
Label: Arrow Books Ltd
Language: English
Publisher: Cornerstone

A Wexford Case - 50th Anniversary Edition. The trampled grass led to the body of Margaret Parsons. With no useful clues and a victim known only for her mundane life, Chief Inspector Wexford is baffled until he discovers Margaret's dark secret - a collection of rare books, each inscribed from a secret lover and signed only as 'Doon'. Who is Doon?.

Readers of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will love this gripping crime thriller full of twists and turns from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell. This edition has an introduction from Ian Rankin and an afterword by the author.

'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
'A classic mystery, as true to life now as it was half a century ago' - MAIL ONLINE
'Ruth Rendell's mesmerising capacity to shock, chill and disturb is unmatched' - THE TIMES
'This is not just a crime novel, it is a wonderfully written novel with crime in it.' -- ***** Reader review
'A real page turner.' -- ***** Reader review

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AN ORDINARY LIFE. AN EXTRAORDINARY DEATH.

The trampled grass led to the body of Margaret Parsons.

With no useful clues and a victim known only for her mundane life, Chief Inspector Wexford is baffled until he discovers Margaret's dark secret - a collection of rare books, each inscribed from a secret lover and signed only as 'Doon'.

Who is Doon? And could the answer hold the key to Wexford solving his first case?