No Man's Nightingale
An Inspector Wexford Novel
"Rendell effectively dangles a handful of addictive red herrings while nudging the main mystery gently along. . . . Best of all for Wexford fans, the book affords some terrific moments between the retired sleuth and Burden." Boston Globe
Sarah Hussain was not popular with many people in the community of Kingsmarkham. She was born of mixed parentage--a white Irishwoman and an immigrant Indian Hindu. She was also the Reverend of St Peter's Church.
But it comes as a profound shock to everyone when she is found strangled in the Vicarage.
A garrulous cleaner, Maxine, also shared by the Wexfords, discovers the body. In his comparatively recent retirement, the former Detective Chief Inspector is devoting much time to reading, and is…
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November 4, 2014Ruth 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. Rendell also writes mysteries under the name of Barbara Vine, of which A Dark-Adapted Eye is the most famous. She lives in England.