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An unblemished first Printing of the First American Edition housed in an equally Fine dust-jacket.

In this latest Inspector Wexford mystery, Rendell brings her fans another riveting tale of Wexford's complex world. When a Mandarin speaker is found dead in a posh London home, Wexford is called in to investigate. The victim's husband, a successful businessman, claims that he didn't know the woman and that he had no idea how she ended up dead. But as Wexford starts to look into the victim's past, he realizes that her death might not have been an accident. Now, as he tries to track down the killer, Wexford must navigate the growing danger that surrounds him. This is a must-read mystery for fans of Rendell's acclaimed Inspector Wexford series.; 8vo; 223 pages.