Road Rage

Chief Inspector Wexford : Book 17

By: Ruth Rendell

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Paperback | 1 June 1998 | Edition Number 1

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A by-pass is planned in Kingsmarkham - that will destroy its peace and the natural habitat forever. Dora Wexford joins the protest movement. But Wexford must be more circumspect. Trouble is expected. But before the protesters make their presence felt, the badly decomposed body of a young woman is discovered.

Burden believes he knows the identity of the murderer, but Wexford is not convinced. Before this homicide inquiry can proceed much further a number of people disappear - including Dora Wexford. The Chief Inspector is both puzzled and bereft. Having also just become a grandfather, he cannot come to terms with the most powerful, familial passions until the case is resolved.

About the Author

Ruth Rendell has won many awards, including the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for 1976's best crime novel with A Demon in My View; a second Edgar in 1984 from the Mystery Writers of America for the best short story, The New Girl Friend; and a Gold Dagger award for Live Flesh in 1986. She was also the winner of the 1990 Sunday Times Literary award, as well as the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger. In 1996 she was awarded the CBE and in 1997 became a Life Peer as Baroness Rendell of Babergh. She died in 2015 at the age of 85.

Industry Reviews

"Rendell's most probing and ambitious book since - well, since Wexford's Edgar-winning last appearance in Simisola." - Kirkus Reviews

"One of the greatest novelists presently at work in our language ... A writer whose work should be read by anyone who either enjoys a brilliant mystery - or distinguished literature." - Scott Turow

"The most brilliant mystery novelist of our time." - Patricia Cornwell

"With immaculate control, Ruth Rendell builds a menacing crescendo of tension and horror that keeps you guessing right up to the brilliantly paced finale." - Good Housekeeping

"Without doubt the most distinguished living writer of crime stories... Ruth Rendell really makes the most of this beautifully-imagined plot." - Birmingham Post

"Chief Inspector Wexford is Rendell’s most enduring and best creation." - The Daily Mail

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