Informationen zum Autor Ruth Rendell Klappentext Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this enthralling mystery of deception, doubt and death from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell ... 'Probably the greatest crime writer in the world' -- Ian Rankin '[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age' -- Herald 'Pacy and surprising right to the last page' -- * Reader review 'You cannot go wrong with a Ruth Rendell' -- * Reader review 'Extremely thrilling and entertaining' -- * Reader review 'Full of twists and turns' -- * Reader review ** Sir Manuel Camargue , Kingsmarkham's very own celebrity flautist, dies tragically on a snowy night. His death is met with a ruling of misadventure and appears to be an open-and-shut-case. However Wexford , as the investigating officer, has a few niggling doubts . Nineteen years later, Camargue's entrancing daughter, Natalie , now a considerable heiress, suddenly reappears in Kingsmarkham. When her fianc é appeals to Wexford for help, believing that Natalie is using a false identity , the case of the Camargues is once more under investigation. Events soon take a gruesome twist and the pressure is on for Wexford to discover Natalie's true identity and to solve the mystery of the Camargue family, once and for all. Zusammenfassung When her fiancé appeals to Wexford for help, believing that Natalie is using a false identity, the case of the Camargues is once more under investigation. Events soon take a gruesome twist and the pressure is on for Wexford to discover Natalie's true identity and to solve the mystery of the Camargue family, once and for all.

Vorwort
The eleventh book in the bestselling Detective Chief Inspector Wexford series. Perfect for both collectors and new fans of award-winning crime novelist Ruth Rendell, the author of classic detective fiction and gripping psychological thrillers including End in Tears and Thirteen Steps Down.

A legacy to die for...

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Ruth Rendell

Klappentext

Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this enthralling mystery of deception, doubt and death from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author** Ruth Rendell**** ...**

'Probably the greatest crime writer in the world' -- Ian Rankin
'[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age' -- Herald
'Pacy and surprising right to the last page' -- *** Reader review'You cannot go wrong with a Ruth Rendell' -- * Reader review'Extremely thrilling and entertaining' -- * Reader review'Full of twists and turns' -- * Reader review
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Sir Manuel Camargue, Kingsmarkham's very own celebrity flautist, dies tragically on a snowy night. His death is met with a ruling of misadventure and appears to be an open-and-shut-case. However Wexford, as the investigating officer, has a few niggling doubts.

Nineteen years later, Camargue's entrancing daughter, Natalie, now a considerable heiress, suddenly reappears in Kingsmarkham. When her fiancé appeals to Wexford for help, believing that Natalie is using a false identity, the case of the Camargues is once more under investigation.

Events soon take a gruesome twist and the pressure is on for Wexford to discover Natalie's true identity and to solve the mystery of the Camargue family, once and for all.

Zusammenfassung
When her fiancé appeals to Wexford for help, believing that Natalie is using a false identity, the case of the Camargues is once more under investigation. Events soon take a gruesome twist and the pressure is on for Wexford to discover Natalie's true identity and to solve the mystery of the Camargue family, once and for all.