{"product_id":"9780099203506_162","title":"From Doon With Death: (A Wexford Case) by Rendell, Ruth | Subject:Crime, Thriller \u0026 Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Description Ruth Rendell's debut work of crime fiction is also the first novel to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford.No one believed Mr Parsons' fears for his missing wife. Until two days later she was discovered in the woods, her face swollen and her clothes damply clinging to her lifeless body.With no useful witnesses and a victim known only for her mundane life, Chief Inspector Wexford has just one clue: a lipstick found at the scene.To find the killer, Wexford must first discover a motive. Because what he can't understand is how such an unassuming woman became the victim of such a passionate and violent crime. Review \"As Wexford?s investigation gathers pace, we experience the conflicts and contradictions of the Sixties when the social fabric was turned inside-out . . . a classic mystery, as true to life now as it was half a century ago.\" (Mail Online)\"Ruth 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)\"Rendell never fails to come up trumps, and her millions of admirers will eagerly consume this offering as they have all the others\" (Irish Times)\"Psychologically acute and extremely disturbing, Ruth Rendell's work is outstanding\" (The Times)\"This is Rendell on cracking form, with the entire accoutrements one expects from her\" (Good Book Guide) Book Description The first novel from award-winning crime writer Ruth Rendell, and the first book in the bestselling Detective Chief Inspector Wexford series.From Doon With Death is the debut work of the crime queen who has written classic detective fiction and gripping psychological thrillers includingEnd in Tears andThirteen Steps Down.An ordinary life. An extraordinary death. From the Inside Flap When Margaret Parsons disappears, Inspector Burden tries to reassure her frantic husband that she will be back by morning. Privately, though, he is certain Margaret has run off with another man. But then the missing woman's body is found, strangled and abandoned in a nearby wood. And when Mr. Parsons lets the police into his home, a startling discovery leads everyone to question just who Margaret Parsons really was . . . About the Author Ruth Rendell has won numerous awards, including three Edgars and the Grand Master Award from Mystery Writers of America, and four Gold Daggers, one Silver Dagger, and a Cartier Diamond Dagger for outstanding contribution to the genre from Britain?s prestigious Crime Writers? Association. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Used Good | Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Used Good","offer_id":42955905630454,"sku":"9780099203506_R1_W4_B2","price":99.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0249\/3857\/8002\/products\/51I2j4zwIcL.jpg?v=1648487598","url":"https:\/\/www.worthing.in\/products\/9780099203506_162","provider":"Worthing.in","version":"1.0","type":"link"}