Synopsis
The bed was neatly made, and the woman on top neatly strangled.According to all accounts, Angela Hathall was deeply in love with her husband and far too paranoid to invite an unknown person into their home. So who managed to gain entry and strangle her without a struggle? That is the problem facing Inspector Wexford in Shake Hands Forever . Perhaps it was the mystery woman who left her fingerprints on the Hathall's bathtub? Perhaps it was Angela's husband who lied about a stolen library book? And why was the Hathall home, usually so unkempt, exqisitely clean the day of Angela's death? Then a neighbor--friendly, knowing, disarmingly beautiful--offers Wexford her assistance. And what begins as a rather tricky case turns into an obsession that threatens to destroy the Inspector's career--as well as his marriage.Maddeningly addictive, smart and surprising, Shake Hands Forever showcases Ruth Rendell at the height of her storytelling powers.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Inside Flap
The bed was neatly made, and the woman on top neatly strangled.
According to all accounts, Angela Hathall was deeply in love with her husband and far too paranoid to invite an unknown person into their home. So who managed to gain entry and strangle her without a struggle? That is the problem facing Inspector Wexford in Shake Hands Forever. Perhaps it was the mystery woman who left her fingerprints on the Hathall's bathtub? Perhaps it was Angela's husband who lied about a stolen library book? And why was the Hathall home, usually so unkempt, exqisitely clean the day of Angela's death? Then a neighbor--friendly, knowing, disarmingly beautiful--offers Wexford her assistance. And what begins as a rather tricky case turns into an obsession that threatens to destroy the Inspector's career--as well as his marriage.
Maddeningly addictive, smart and surprising, Shake Hands Forever showcases Ruth Rendell at the height of her storytelling powers.
From the Back Cover
The bed was neatly made, and the woman on top neatly strangled.
According to all accounts, Angela Hathall was deeply in love with her husband and far too paranoid to invite an unknown person into their home. So who managed to gain entry and strangle her without a struggle? That is the problem facing Inspector Wexford in Shake Hands Forever. And what begins as a rather tricky case turns into an obsession that threatens to destroy the Inspector's career -- as well as his marriage. Maddeningly addictive, smart and surprising, Shake Hands Forever showcases Ruth Rendell at the height of her storytelling powers.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for Shake hands for ever (Inspector Wexford)
Seller Image
Shake Hands for Ever
Published by
Hutchinson, 1975
ISBN 10: 0091227607
ISBN 13: 9780091227609
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Lavender Fields Books PBFA, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Pictorial Dustwrapper. First Edition. All books outside UK send airmail. All dustwrappers are film protected. Paypal accepted. An Inspector Wexford mystery. Feint tape marks on pastedowns. Dustwrapper is complete with original price. Seller Inventory # 004242
Buy Used
US$ 41.61
US$ 33.67 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Shake Hands Forever
Published by
Century Hutchinson Ltd, London, 1986
ISBN 10: 0091227607
ISBN 13: 9780091227609
Used
Hardcover
Signed
Seller: Silver Trees Books, Malvern, WORCS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Near fine book in clean fresh black cloth covers with bright gilt titles to spine; a very small indentation to front. Internally mint and free of inscriptions except SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to the title page. The dust jacket is near fine with a small clip but with publishers price label adjacent; very small indentation to front. A most attractive copy. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 015373
Buy Used
US$ 62.42
US$ 25.79 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Shake Hands Forever (Inspector Wexford)
Seller: Sell Books, Elland, YORKS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Seller Inventory # L-BBO00416-RAG-20230523-A
Buy Used
US$ 120.81
US$ 16.36 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Shake Hands for Ever (UK HB 1st - SIGNED + Belly Band)
Published by
Hutchinson, 1975
ISBN 10: 0091227607
ISBN 13: 9780091227609
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
UK hardback first impression, SIGNED to title page with name only. Fine in VG jacket, unclipped with a little fade to red spine lettering and spine area of accompanying belly band. Seller Inventory # ABE-1760448825006
Buy Used
US$ 194.19
US$ 12.12 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
SHAKE HANDS FOR EVER
Published by
Hutchinson, Great Britain, 1975
ISBN 10: 0091227607
ISBN 13: 9780091227609
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. A fine hardcover copy in a fine jacket/brodart covered. Stated First Published, 1975. First British Edition. Remainder mark? Pen mark to top edge. No bumped corners to book. Spine tips are smooth and round. No tears to jacket. Jacket is not priced clipped and no ownership signatures. Just a touch of edge wear to bottom of jackets spine. A very nice copy which precedes the American edition. Seller Inventory # 002855D
Seller Image
Shake Hands for Ever
Published by
Hutchinson of London, 1975
ISBN 10: 0091227607
ISBN 13: 9780091227609
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Rebound in reinforced library binding. Pictorial boards. Lacking most of the dust jacket with only the flaps glued onto pastedowns, small pen notation on blank preliminary page, spine slightly cocked, very good. Signed by the author on the title page. A novel part of the Inspector Wexford series. Seller Inventory # 543884
Seller Image
Shake Hands for Ever. Signed By Ruth Rendell
Published by
Hutchinson of London, London, 1975
ISBN 10: 0091227607
ISBN 13: 9780091227609
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Lazarus Books Limited, Blackpool, LANCS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition First Impression. 1975 First Edition First Impression. Signed by Ruth Rendell. Size octavo, 215 pages. Black hard cover with gilt titles to the spine, with the dust jacket. Book condition near fine, corners and spine ends slightly rubbed, else fine, a very clean copy. Dust jacket condition very good, corners and spine ends rubbed with a couple of minute creases, 1 inch tear to base of spine at front fold, spine faded, not price clipped, protected. Flat signed by Ruth Rendell "Ruth Rendell" in black pen to the title page. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 014499
Buy Used
US$ 345.38
US$ 32.25 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Shake Hands for Ever (Signed 1st)
Published by
Hutchinson, London, 1975
ISBN 10: 0091227607
ISBN 13: 9780091227609
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Stanley Louis Remarkable Books, Saint Charles, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First. This is the ninth book in Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford series. First editions are uncommon in the market, particularly with dust jackets, and signed copies are scarcer still. So this is a much sought after title. This copy is near fine in black cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Just slight bumping at the spine ends and very slight soiling on the half title page. No other marks or damage. The clipped dust jacket has been in a protective plastic sleeve and so it excellent. Signed by Rendell on the title page. BI19. Seller Inventory # B1025