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Another Wexford mystery read by George Baker
"We're all racist in this country" said Wexford. "Without exception. People over 40 are the worst and that's about all you can say. " But until he became involved with the Akandes, whose daughter had gone missing, Wexford hadn't applied that reality to himself. Melanie Akande was black, one of only eighteen black people living in Kingsmarkham, and her father Raymond was Wexford's doctor. So he had a personal interest in the case. Melanie was also unemployed, like Wexford's son-in-law Neil. A point in common. But as the case developed, Wexford discovered things hidden inside himself that he didn't like, found his own, unthinking attitudes prejudicing the case.....
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Review:
'Rendell's psychological and social insights are so absorbing, it's easy to forget what a superb plotter she is. As a mystery, Simisola is exceptional ... pace, surprise, tension and a climax of stunning unexpectedness.' (The Times)
'Probably the greatest living crime writer in the world.' (Ian Rankin)
'The most brilliant mystery novelist of our time.' (Patricia Cornwell)
Book Description:
'Probably the greatest living crime writer in the world.' (Ian Rankin)
'The most brilliant mystery novelist of our time.' (Patricia Cornwell)
The sixteenth book in the bestselling Detective Chief Inspector Wexford series, from the author of classic detective fiction and gripping psychological thrillers including End in Tears and Thirteen Steps Down.
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 000742440X
- ISBN 13 9780007424405
- BindingAudio CD
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