The Monster In The Box :

Ruth Rendell

ISBN 10: 1784752762 / ISBN 13: 9781784752767

Published by Arrow Books, 2010

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Published In 2010 : 1st. Paperback Edition : 1st. Printing : Full Printing Numbers Listed, 1 - 10 : Arrow Books : Overall, A Very Nice Book :

Seller Inventory # 22 - 19107

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Monster In The Box :
• Publisher: Arrow Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784752762
• ISBN 13: 9781784752767
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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Synopsis

'He had never told anyone. The strange relationship, if it could be called that, had gone on for years, decades, and he had never breathed a word about it. He had kept silent because he knew no one would believe him. None of it could be proved, not the stalking, not the stares or the conspiratorial smiles, not the killings, not any of the signs Targo had made because he knew Wexford knew and could do nothing about it.'

Wexford had almost made up his mind that he would never again set eyes on Eric Targo's short, muscular figure. And yet there he was, back in Kingsmarkham, still with that cocky, strutting walk. Years earlier, when Wexford was a young police officer, a woman called Elsie Carroll had been found strangled in her bedroom. Although many still had their suspicions that her husband was guilty, no one was convicted. Another woman was strangled shortly afterwards, and every personal and professional instinct told Wexford that the killer was still at large. And it was Eric Targo. A psychopath who would kill again...

As the Chief Inspector investigates a new case, Ruth Rendell looks back to the beginning of Wexford's career, even to his courtship of the woman who would become his wife. The past is a haunted place, with clues and passions that leave an indelible imprint on the here and now.