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Country United Kingdom Series Inspector Wexford #2 Media type Print (Hardcover) Followed by Wolf to the Slaughter | 3.6/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 1967 Originally published 1967 Preceded by From Doon with Death Genre Crime Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher John Long (UK)
The Crime Club (US) Similar Ruth Rendell books, Crime Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A New Lease of Death is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1967. It is the second entry in her popular Inspector Wexford series. The novel was titled Sins of the Fathers in the USA.
Plot summary
Chief Inspector Wexford had every reason to remember the Painter case - it was the first murder he'd ever handled on his own. There had been no doubts about the case, until now. Someone wants the case reopened, and they want Wexford proved wrong.
References
A New Lease of Death Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA