Prolific mystery writer Ruth Rendell presents her 22nd novel featuring Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford. A seemingly typical murder leaves Inspector Wexford suspecting that the case is somehow connected to a series of old, unsolved murders. As he investigates, Wexford is haunted by memories of a killer who escaped justice many years ago.
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