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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: The Best Man to Die / An Unkindness of Ravens / The Veiled One (Inspector Wexford)
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries The Best Man to Die / An Unkindness of Ravens / The Veiled One - Inspector Wexford Author:Ruth Rendell The Best Man to Die -- Who could have suspected that the exciting stag party for the groom would be the prelude to the murder of his close friend Charlie Hatton? And Charlie's death was only the first in a string of puzzling murders involving small-time gangsters, cheating husbands, and loose women. Now Chief Inspector ... more »Wexford and his assistant join forces with the groom to track down a killer . . .
An Unkindness of Ravens -- Rodney Williams's disappearance seems typical to Chief Inspector Wexford -- a simple case of a man running off with a woman other than his wife. But when another woman reports that her husband is missing, the case turns unpleasantly complex. Are the two disappearances connected? In her inimitable, suspenseful way, Ruth Rendell has fashioned a terrific mystery that keeps you guessing till the final pages.
The Veiled One -- Who would garrote a middle-aged housewife and leave her body in the parking garage of a suburban shopping mall? Chief Inspector Wexford is no sooner on the case than off it -- a car bomb's explosion lands him in the hospital. It's now up to Mike Burden to step in and challenge his wits and intuition. The key seems to lie with Clifford Sanders, the disturbed son of the woman who discovered the victim. But just how far will Burden have to go to get the young man to talk...?« less