Description
A seemingly routine murder investigation pulls Wexford into a web of obligation and fixation when a neighbor’s offer of help turns the case into something far more personal than he expected. As clues accumulate and relationships strain, the pressure of obsession begins to seep into every corner of his life—threatening not only his professional standing, but also the fragile trust at the heart of his marriage. With Ruth Rendell’s signature blend of ingenious plotting and psychological suspense, the story explores how people rationalize their choices, how intimacy can be weaponized by circumstance, and how the need to “set things right” can become its own kind of danger. Told with crisp momentum and unsettling insight into human motives, this is a chilling study of control, consequence, and the cost of staying too close to the truth.
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paperback
MacMillan
Published Jan 1, 2009
ISBN: 9780230722637
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First Published
1975
Language
eng
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