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Country United Kingdom Series Inspector Wexford # 5 Media type Print (Hardcover) Followed by No More Dying Then OCLC 96653 | 3.8/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 16 March 1970 Originally published 16 March 1970 Preceded by The Best Man to Die Genre Crime Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Hutchinson (UK)
The Crime Club (US) Similar Ruth Rendell books, Inspector Wexford mystery books, Crime Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Guilty Thing Surprised is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell. It was first published in 1970, and is the 5th entry in her popular Inspector Wexford series.
Plot summary
When Elizabeth Nightingale was beaten to death, it seemed a straightforward enough case. But Detective Chief Inspector Wexford discovered that beneath the placid surface of the Nightingales' lives there were undercurrents and secrets that no one had ever suspected.
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