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Country
  
United Kingdom

Series
  
Inspector Wexford #2

Media type
  
Print (Hardcover)

Author
  
Ruth Rendell

Followed by
  
Wolf to the Slaughter

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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