Simisola - Softcover

Rendell, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440222028 ISBN 13: 9780440222026

Publisher: Dell Pub Co, 1996

Synopsis

In the quiet Sussex country town of Kingsmarkham,  the daughter of Nigerian physician Raymond Akande  is missing. "It's probably nothing, "  says Dr. Akande to his friend and client Chief  Inspector Wexford, whose help he enlists.  
But the days that follow prove the doctor  dreadfully wrong. A young woman is found  murdered not Melanie, but the last person to have seen and  spoken to her. A second woman's body is discovered,  again not Melanie's, but like her, young and  black. A third woman turns up beaten and unconscious;  like the others, she is of Nigerian origin. As  Inspector Wexford's investigation stretches from  days into weeks, it becomes his unhappy obligation to  counter the hopes of the doctor and his wife. In  Wexford's professional opinion, Melanie, like the  other young women, has become the victim of a  serial killer with a horrifyingly singular objective.

About this title

Review:

"Impressive and courageous ... 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:

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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About this edition

• Publisher: Dell Pub Co
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0440222028
• ISBN 13: 9780440222026
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback