THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY KATE HAMERIf crime fiction is currently in rude good health . . . this is in no small part thanks to Ruth RendellIAN RANKINA classic mystery, as true to life now as it was half a century agoMAIL ONLINERuth Rendells mesmerising capacity to shock, chill and disturb is unmatchedTHE TIMESAN ORDINARY LIFE. AN EXTRAORDINARY DEATH. The trampled grass led to the body of Margaret Parsons.With no useful clues and a victim known only for her mundane life, Chief Inspector Wexford is baffled until he discovers Margarets dark secret a collection of rare books, each inscribed from a secret lover and signed only as Doon.Who is Doon? And could the answer hold the key to Wexford solving his first case?

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