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The seventh book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford.
It seems fitting that the final resting place of a girl's body should be in a graveyard. But this is no peaceful burial. This is a brutal murder scene.
Under strict orders from his doctor to indulge in no criminal investigation, Wexford is sent to London for a break away from the pressures of the Kingsmarkham police force. But then he discovers that his nephew Howard is heading the investigation into the macabre murder of Loveday Morgan, whose body was found abandoned in Kenbourne Cemetery.
Despite opposition from Howard and his team, Wexford is drawn to the case. And when he unearths Loveday's connection to a religious cult whose leader was imprisoned for sexual absue, he relentlessly pursues this sinister new lead...
It seems fitting that the final resting place of a girl's body should be in a graveyard. But this is no peaceful burial. This is a brutal murder scene.
Under strict orders from his doctor to indulge in no criminal investigation, Wexford is sent to London for a break away from the pressures of the Kingsmarkham police force. But then he discovers that his nephew Howard is heading the investigation into the macabre murder of Loveday Morgan, whose body was found abandoned in Kenbourne Cemetery.
Despite opposition from Howard and his team, Wexford is drawn to the case. And when he unearths Loveday's connection to a religious cult whose leader was imprisoned for sexual absue, he relentlessly pursues this sinister new lead...
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"One of the best novelists writing today" (P.D. James)
"The most brilliant mystery novelist of our time" (Patricia Cornwell)
"Probably the greatest living crime writer in the world" (Ian Rankin)
"[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age" (Herald)
"Rendell has quite simply transformed the genre of crime writing. She displays her peerless skill in blending the mundane, commonplace aspects of life with the potent murky impulses of desire and greed, obsession and fear" (Sunday Times)
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"The most brilliant mystery novelist of our time" (Patricia Cornwell)
"Probably the greatest living crime writer in the world" (Ian Rankin)
"[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age" (Herald)
"Rendell has quite simply transformed the genre of crime writing. She displays her peerless skill in blending the mundane, commonplace aspects of life with the potent murky impulses of desire and greed, obsession and fear" (Sunday Times)
The seventh book in the bestselling Chief Inspector Wexford series. Perfect for both collectors and few fans of award-winning crime novelist Ruth Rendell, who ha written classic detective fiction and gripping psychological thrillers including End in Tears and Thirteen Steps Down.
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- PublisherHutchinson
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0091116007
- ISBN 13 9780091116002
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
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Murder Being Once Done
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ISBN 10: 0091116007
ISBN 13: 9780091116002
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1st edition, hardback, 192pp, ex-library, stamp and label residue on front endpapers, foxing on page edges, stamp on top edges, text otherwise clean and sound, publisher's cloth, no external library markings, board corners bumped, Good condition in Good dustwrapper; wrapper edges frayed with small loss at top corner of spine, several small closed tears and some creasing, not price-clipped. ISBN: 0091116007. Seller Inventory # 35494
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The dust jacket is a touch shelf rubbed, but remains whole and intact. Likewise for the boards, which are a little edge worn but strong. Internally, there is a previous owner's signature on the half title page but there are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are neat, crisp and complete. Tightly bound and presents beautifully in cellophane. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # 2793j
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Murder Being Once Done
Published by
Hutchinson, London, 1972
ISBN 10: 0091116007
ISBN 13: 9780091116002
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
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Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Original Black Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1972. 192pp. First printing. "A young girl is murdered in a cemetery. And Wexford's doctor has prescribed no alcohol, no rich food and, above all, no police work. When a young girl's body is found in a London cemetery and the local police, under the command of Wexford's nephew, are baffled, Wexford decides to brave his doctor's wrath and the condescension of the London police by doing a little investigating of his own. A compelling story of mysterious identity and untimely death, Murder Being Once Done is Rendell at her most sublime. . With her Inspector Wexford novels, Ruth Rendell, winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, has added layers of depth, realism and unease to the classic English mystery. For the canny, tireless, and unflappable policeman is an unblinking observer of human nature, whose study has taught him that under certain circumstances the most unlikely people are capable of the most appalling crimes.". Unclipped jacket in very good condition. Minor shelfwear to edges, with slight rubbing to corners and top / bottom of spine. Closed tear (1cm) to top of spine. Slight foxing to bottom edge, otherwise the book is in excellent condition. Slight offsetting to endpapers. No inscriptions. Seller Inventory # LitRendell09