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The monster in the box : an Inspector Wexford novel /

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Over the years there have been several unsolved, apparently motiveless murders in the town of Kingsmarkham, and Wexford (as a young policeman) quietly suspected that the increasingly prosperous Targo -- van driver, property developer, kennel owner, and animal lover -- was behind them. Now, half a li...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rendell, Ruth, 1930-2015
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2009.
Edition:1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Series:Rendell, Ruth, 1930-2015. Inspector Wexford mystery.
Subjects:
Wexford, Inspector (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Police > England > Sussex > Fiction.
Serial murderers > England > Fiction.
Sussex (England) > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
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Summary:Over the years there have been several unsolved, apparently motiveless murders in the town of Kingsmarkham, and Wexford (as a young policeman) quietly suspected that the increasingly prosperous Targo -- van driver, property developer, kennel owner, and animal lover -- was behind them. Now, half a lifetime later, Inspector Wexford spots Targo back in Kingsmarkham after a long absence.
Physical Description:287 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9781439150337 (hardcover)
1439150338 (hardcover)