The Babes In The Wood

Harm Done: An Inspector Wexford Mystery

Author: Ruth Rendell

The nineteenth book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford.’A woman phoned to say she and her husband went to Paris for the weekend, leaving their children with a – well, teen-sitter, I suppose, got back last night to find the lot gone and naturally she assumes they’ve all drowned.’There hadn’t been anything like this kind of rain in living….Read More

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