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3.3/5 Language English Publication date 17 July 1972 Originally published 17 July 1972 Preceded by No More Dying Then Genres Crime Fiction, Mystery | 3.9/5 Goodreads Country United Kingdom Series Inspector Wexford #7 Pages 192 pp Followed by Some Lie and Some Die | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Publishers Hutchinson (UK), The Crime Club (US) Similar Ruth Rendell books, Crime Fiction books |
Murder Being Once Done is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1972. It is the seventh entry in her popular Inspector Wexford series.
Plot summary
A girl with no name, no possessions and no past, is found murdered in a vast, overgrown London cemetery. Wexford is in the capital for a rest on doctor's orders, but is drawn into the investigation when his nephew is given charge of the case.
References
Murder Being Once Done Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA