Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this enthralling mystery of deception, doubt and death from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell ...
'Probably the greatest crime writer in the world' -- Ian Rankin
'[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age' -- Herald
'Pacy and surprising right to the last page' -- ***** Reader review
'You cannot go wrong with a Ruth Rendell' -- ***** Reader review
'Extremely thrilling and entertaining' -- ***** Reader review
'Full of twists and turns' -- ***** Reader review
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Sir Manuel Camargue, Kingsmarkham's very own celebrity flautist, dies tragically on a snowy night. His death is met with a ruling of misadventure and appears to be an open-and-shut-case. However Wexford, as the investigating officer, has a few niggling doubts.
Nineteen years later, Camargue's entrancing daughter, Natalie, now a considerable heiress, suddenly reappears in Kingsmarkham. When her fiancé appeals to Wexford for help, believing that Natalie is using a false identity, the case of the Camargues is once more under investigation.
Events soon take a gruesome twist and the pressure is on for Wexford to discover Natalie's true identity and to solve the mystery of the Camargue family, once and for all.
| ISBN: | 9780099534938 |
| Publication date: | 4th February 2010 |
| Author: | Ruth Rendell |
| Publisher: | Arrow Books an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 269 pages |
| Series: | A Wexford Case |
| Genres: |
Crime and mystery: police procedural Classic crime and mystery fiction |
Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this enthralling mystery of deception, doubt and death from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell ...
'Probably the greatest crime writer in the world' -- Ian Rankin
'[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age' -- Herald
'Pacy and surprising right to the last page' -- ***** Reader review
'You cannot go wrong with a Ruth Rendell' -- ***** Reader review
'Extremely thrilling and entertaining' -- ***** Reader review
'Full of twists and turns' -- ***** Reader review
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Sir Manuel Camargue, Kingsmarkham's very own celebrity flautist, dies tragically on a snowy night. His death is met with a ruling of misadventure and appears to be an open-and-shut-case. However Wexford, as the investigating officer, has a few niggling doubts.
Nineteen years later, Camargue's entrancing daughter, Natalie, now a considerable heiress, suddenly reappears in Kingsmarkham. When her fiancé appeals to Wexford for help, believing that Natalie is using a false identity, the case of the Camargues is once more under investigation.
Events soon take a gruesome twist and the pressure is on for Wexford to discover Natalie's true identity and to solve the mystery of the Camargue family, once and for all.
Put on by Cunning features in the following genres: Crime and mystery: police procedural, Classic crime and mystery fiction
Put on by Cunning is available in Paperback
Put on by Cunning was written by Ruth Rendell and published by Arrow Books an imprint of Random House
Put on by Cunning has 269 pages
Yes it is part of A Wexford Case series
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