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A sleeping life by Ruth Rendell · Booklabria

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A sleeping life

MysteryEngland

A sleeping life

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First published: 1978
Editions: 26 in 6 languages
Series: Inspector Wexford

Synopsis

Criminals always took their holidays in August, Chief Inspector Wexford erroneously reflected as he arrived home early that hot summer night. Thirty minutes later he was in a field outside the neighboring village of Kingsmarkham gazing down at a woman viciously stabbed to death. (from the dust jacket)

Subjects: Mystery
England
Police
Wexford, inspector
Set in: England
Sussex
Characters: Inspector Wexford

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26 in 6 languages

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English20 German2 French1 Portuguese1 All 6 languages

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