Put On By Cunning: a captivating and compelling Wexford mystery from the award-winning Queen of Crime, Ruth Rendell

di Ruth Rendell (Autore)

Cornerstone, 2010

Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this enthralling mystery of deception, doubt and death from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell ... 'Probably the greatest crime writer in the world' -- Ian Rankin '[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age' -- Herald 'Pacy and surprising right to the last page' -- ***** Reader review 'You cannot go wrong with a Ruth Rendell' -- ***** Reader review 'Extremely thrilling and entertaining' -- ***** Reader review 'Full of twists and turns' -- ***** Reader review ********************************************************************************** Sir Manuel Camargue, Kingsmarkham's very own celebrity flautist, dies tragically on a snowy night. His death is met with a ruling of misadventure and appears to be an open-and-shut-case. However Wexford, as the investigating officer, has a few niggling doubts. Nineteen years later, Camargue's entrancing daughter, Natalie, now a considerable heiress, suddenly reappears in Kingsmarkham. When her fiancé appeals to Wexford for help, believing that Natalie is using a false identity, the case of the Camargues is once more under investigation. Events soon take a gruesome twist and the pressure is on for Wexford to discover Natalie's true identity and to solve the mystery of the Camargue family, once and for all.

• Autore: Ruth Rendell
• Editore: Cornerstone
• Collana: Wexford
• Anno: 2010
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 288 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• Peso: 202 gr.
• EAN: 9780099534938

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