The Monster in the Box (Inspector Wexford Novels) - Softcover

Rendell, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439150370 ISBN 13: 9781439150375

Publisher: Scribner Book Company, 2010

Synopsis

The Monster in the Box is the latest addition to Ruth Rendell's "masterful" (Los Angeles Times) Inspector Wexford series.

In this enthralling new book, Rendell, "the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world" (Time), takes Inspector Wexford back to his first murder case--a woman found strangled in her bedroom. Outside the crime scene, Wexford noticed a short, muscular man wearing a scarf and walking a dog. The man gave Wexford an unnerving stare. Without any solid evidence, Wexford began to suspect that this man--Eric Targo--was the killer.

Over the years there are more unsolved, apparently motiveless murders in the town of Kingsmarkham.

Now, half a lifetime later, Wexford spots Targo back in Kingsmarkham after a long absence. Wexford tells his longtime partner, Mike Burden, about his suspicions, but Burden dismisses them as fantasy. Meanwhile, Burden's wife, Jenny, has suspicions of her own. She believes that the Rahmans, a highly respectable immigrant family from Pakistan, may be forcing their daughter, Tamima, into an arranged marriage--or worse.

About this title

Review:

"[Targo] is as good a villain as Wexford ever tried to pin down ... hauntingly nasty."--Spectator (U.K.)

"A most pleasing tale, adroitly plotted and deftly rendered, peopled with characters both original and convincing."--Robert Wade, San Diego Union Tribune

"Those coming to this masterful series for the first time doubtless will be delighted to make Wexford's acquaintance."--Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times

"One of the best-written detective series in the genre's history... Everything weaves together in Rendell's imaginary town, but more so than ever in The Monster in the Box."--Michael Sims, Washington Post

Book Description:

Ruth Rendell looks back to the beginning of Wexford's career as a detective in the twenty-second instalment of her bestselling series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1439150370
• ISBN 13: 9781439150375
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320