A Sleeping Life

Rendell, Ruth

ISBN 10: 0001049151 ISBN 13: 9780001049154

Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

The body found under the hedge was that of a middle-aged woman, biggish and gaunt. Detective Chief Inspector Wexford thought he saw a sardonic gleam in her wide, staring eyes. He is called in to solve the crime.

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From the Back Cover:

Rhoda Comfrey's death seemed unremarkable; the real mystery was her life.

In A Sleeping Life, master mystery writer Ruth Rendell unveils an elaborate web of lies and deception painstakingly maintained by a troubled soul. A wallet found in Comfrey's handbag leads Inspector Wexford to Mr. Grenville West, a writer whose plots revel in the blood, thunder, and passion of dramas of old; whose current whereabouts are unclear; and whose curious secretary -- the plain Polly Flinders -- provides the Inspector with more questions than answers. And when a second Grenville West comes to light, Wexford faces a dizzying array of possible scenarios -- and suspects -- behind the Comfrey murder. Brilliantly entertaining, exceptionally well-written, A Sleeping Life evokes the dark realities, half-truths, and flights of fancy that constitute a life.

About the Author:

Ruth Rendell is the recipient of several awards, including three Edgars and four Gold Daggers from the UK’s Crime Writers’ Association. Simisola, Blood Lines, Keys to the Street, and The Brimstone Wedding (written as Barbara Vine) are available from Brilliance Audio. She lives in England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0001049151
• ISBN 13: 9780001049154
• Binding: Audio Cassette