Ruth Rendell

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 . . .

From Doon with Death

In a new edition of the classic debut novel featuring the inimitable Inspector Wexford, the clever detective investigates the baffling demise of Margaret Parsons, a timid housewife, whose body turns up in the woods, brutally strangled, until his probe uncovers Margaret's secret treasure trove of rare books, given to her by a passionate lover known only as Doon. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

The First Inspector Wexford Novel

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FromDoon With Deathis Ruth Rendell's first novel in her highly popular Chief Inspector Wexford series. 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 only 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.

From Doon with Death

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