A Sleeping Life: (A Wexford Case)

A Sleeping Life: (A Wexford Case)

by RuthRendell (Author)

Synopsis

The body found under the hedge was that of a middle-aged woman, biggish and gaunt. There was nothing to give Detective Chief Inspector Wexford her address, her occupation or even her identity - let alone any clues which might lead to her killer.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 21 Apr 1994

ISBN 10: 0099199807
ISBN 13: 9780099199809

Media Reviews
Rendell is a master of the form. -- The Washington Post Book World

An unusual detective story. . .intelligent, well-written, with a surprising twist. -- The Times Literary Supplement

Ruth Rendell. . .retains her place of highest distinction in the field. -- The New York Times Book Review

The best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world. -- The Boston Globe

No one can take you so totally into the recesses of the human mind as does Ruth Rendell. -- The Christian Science Monitor


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Author Bio
Ruth Rendell is the author of Road Rage, The Keys to the Street, Bloodlines, Simisola, and The Crocodile Bird. She is the winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award. She is also the recipient of three Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America and four Gold Daggers from Great Britain's Crime Writers Association. In 1997, she was named a life peer in the House of Lords. Ruth Rendell also writes mysteries under the name of Barbara Vine, of which A Dark Adapted Eye is the most famous. She lives in England.

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