Not in the Flesh (Signed 1st)

Ruth Rendell

ISBN 10: 0091920590 / ISBN 13: 9780091920593

Published by Hutchinson, London, 2007

About this Item

Not in the Flesh is the 21st novel in Rendell's Inspector Wexford detective series. From the publisher: Searching for truffles in a wood, a man and his dog unearth something less savoury - a human hand. The body, as Chief Inspector Wexford is informed later, has lain buried for ten years or so, wrapped in a purple cotton sheet. The post mortem can not reveal the precise cause of death. The only clue is a crack in one of the dead man's ribs. Although it covers a relatively short period of time, the police computer stores a long list of missing persons. Men, women and children disappear at an alarming rate, something like 500 every day nationwide. So Wexford knows he is going to have a job on his hands to identify the corpse. And then, only about twenty yards away from the woodland burial site, in the cellar of a disused cottage, another body is found. 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 murders are connected and to track down whoever is responsible. This copy is fine in black cloth with gilt titles on the spine. No marks or damage at all. The unclipped DJ is also excellent. Signed by Rendell on the title page. . AB15.

Seller Inventory # B1195

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Not in the Flesh (Signed 1st)
• Publisher: Hutchinson, London
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091920590
• ISBN 13: 9780091920593
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed

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Synopsis

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Not in the flesh, hardcover, Good, A good, clean and sound copy with dust jacket. 272 p. ; 24 cm.. "Searching for truffles in a wood, a man and his dog unearth something less savoury - a human hand. The body, as Chief Inspector Wexford is informed later, has lain buried for ten years or so, wrapped in a purple cotton sheet. The post mortem can not reveal the precise cause of death. The only clue is a crack in one of the dead man's ribs. Although it covers a relatively short period of time, the police computer stores a long list of missing persons. Men, women and children disappear at an alarming rate, something like 500 every day nationwide. So Wexford knows he is going to have a job on his hands to identify the corpse. And then, only about twenty yards away from the woodland burial site, in the cellar of a disused cottage, another body is found. 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 murders are connected and to track down whoever is responsible."--cover.. . .

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