The Veiled One (1988)

by Ruth Rendell

Series: Inspector Wexford Mysteries (14)

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While not the best Rendell I have read, it had some interesting characters and the usual plot twists. It makes for a great airplane read. (

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Jcambridge | Oct 22, 2012 |

Good traditional police procedural but with Rendell's psychological edginess. Wexford gets hurt in this one.

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Series (with order)

Inspector Wexford Mysteries (14)

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The Veiled One

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The Veiled One

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1988

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Mike Burden (Detective Inspector)

Gwen Robson

Reginald Wexford (Chief Inspector)

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Kingsmarkham, Sussex, England, UK

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The woman was lying dead on the floor when he came in.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345359941, Mass Market Paperback)

Who would garrote a middle-aged housewife and leave her body in the parking garage of a suburban shopping mall? Chief Inspector Wexford is no sooner on the case than a car bomb's explosion lands him in the hospital. It's now up to Mike Burden to step in and solve the case. He's got a suspect . . . but will he be able to make him talk?

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