Not In the Flesh

Rendell, Ruth

ISBN 10: 0091920604 / ISBN 13: 9780091920609

Published by Hutchinson, London, England, 2007

About this Item

Large softcover, first UK edition, 374gms, 265 pages. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.

Seller Inventory # CRIFIC1202

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Not In the Flesh
• Publisher: Hutchinson, London, England
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091920604
• ISBN 13: 9780091920609
• Binding: Large Softcover
• Edition: First UK Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Not Applicable
• Seller catalogs:
  • Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Espionage

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Synopsis

After a truffle-hunting dog unearths a human hand instead of a precious fungus, Chief Inspector Wexford and his team proceed to interrogate everyone who lives nearby to see if they can turn up a match for the errant appendage among the eighty-five people who have disappeared over the past decade in this part of England. Then, when a second body is discovered nearby, Wexford experiences a feeling that's become a rarity for the veteran policeman: surprise. As Wexford painstakingly moves to resolve these multiple mysteries, long-buried secrets are brought to daylight, and Ruth Rendell once again proves why she has been hailed as our greatest living mystery writer.

From the Back Cover

Searching for truffles in a wood, a man and his dog unearth something less savoury. The body, as Chief Inspector Wexford is informed later, has lain buried for ten years or so, and the post-mortem can not reveal the precise cause of death.

Wexford knows it will be a difficult job to identify the corpse. Although it covers a relatively short period of time, the police computer stores a long list of missing persons. People disappear at an alarming rate – hundreds each day.

When another body is found nearby, the detection skills of Wexford, Burden and the other investigating officers of the Kingsmarkham Police Force are tested to the utmost to discover whether the deaths are connected and to track down whoever is responsible.

‘Compulsively readable’ The Scotsman ‘Rendell never fails to come up trumps’ Irish Times

‘Wexford is as solid and reliable as ever’ Birmingham Post

‘As ever, Rendell writes both literately and perceptively about her characters and the world they live in’ Spectator