- Title:
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The Monster in the Box (MP3)
- Series:
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A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery #22
- Written by:
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Ruth Rendell
- Read by:
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Nigel Anthony
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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8 hours 52 minutes
- MP3 size:
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371 MB
- Published:
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October 01 2015
- Available Date:
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October 01 2015
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781489053169
- Genres:
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Fiction; Mystery
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Audible audio
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Format
Price
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International bestselling author
'Yet further proof of Rendell's amazing criminal mastery.'
The Evening Standard
Ruth Rendell looks back to the beginning of Wexford's career as a detective in the twenty-second instalment of her bestselling series.
Wexford had almost made up his mind that he would never again set eyes on Eric Targo's short, muscular figure. And yet there he was, back in Kingsmarkham, still with that cocky, strutting walk.
Years earlier, when Wexford was a young police officer, a woman called Elsie Carroll had been found strangled in her bedroom. Although many still had their suspicions that her husband was guilty of her violent murder, no one was convicted.
Another woman was strangled shortly afterwards, and every personal and professional instinct told Wexford that the killer was still at large. And that it was Eric Targo. A psychopathic murderer who would kill again ...
As the Chief Inspector investigates a new case, Ruth Rendell looks back to the beginning of Wexford's career as a detective, even to his courtship of the woman who would become his wife. The villainous Targo is not the only ghost from Wexford's past who has re-emerged to haunt him in the here and now ...
'One of the best-written detective series in the genre's history ... At any time we can return to Kingsmarkham to explore the darker side of humanity with Wexford as our reassuring and humane guide.'
The Washington Post
'[Targo] is as good a villain as Wexford ever tried to pin down ... hauntingly nasty.'
The Spectator
'Targo haunted this world, as he haunts the [listener]: the monster is out of the box and it's impossible to put him back once this book has [finished].'
The Independent
'Ruth Rendell is marvellous at psychological tension ... She knits all the threads together with a casual flourish that shows veteran expertise.'
The Sunday Times