From award-winning author Ruth Rendell - 'without a doubt the grand dame of British crime fiction,' (The Gazette) - comes the chilling new Inspector Wexford novel.
Searching for truffles in a wood, a man and his dog unearth something less savoury-a human hand. The body, as Chief Inspector Wexford is informed later, has lain buried for ten years or so, wrapped in a purple cotton shroud. The post mortem cannot reveal the precise cause of death. The only clue is a crack in one of the dead man's ribs.
Although the police database covers a relatively short period of time, it stores a long list of Missing Persons. Men, women and children disappear at an alarming rate-hundreds every day. So Wexford knows he is going to have a job on his hands to identify the corpse. And then, only about twenty yards away from the woodland burial site, in the cellar of a disused cottage, another body is discovered.
The detection skills of Wexford, Burden, and the other investigating officers of the Kingsmarkham Police Force, are tested to the utmost to see if the murders are connected and to track down whoever is responsible.
Searching for truffles in a wood, a man and his dog unearth something less savoury-a human hand. The body, as Chief Inspector Wexford is informed later, has lain buried for ten years or so, wrapped in a purple cotton shroud. The post mortem cannot reveal the precise cause of death. The only clue is a crack in one of the dead man's ribs.
Although the police database covers a relatively short period of time, it stores a long list of Missing Persons. Men, women and children disappear at an alarming rate-hundreds every day. So Wexford knows he is going to have a job on his hands to identify the corpse. And then, only about twenty yards away from the woodland burial site, in the cellar of a disused cottage, another body is discovered.
The detection skills of Wexford, Burden, and the other investigating officers of the Kingsmarkham Police Force, are tested to the utmost to see if the murders are connected and to track down whoever is responsible.
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Hardback Editions
April 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Not in the Flesh Author(s): Ruth Rendell ISBN: 1-84782-158-8 / 9781847821584 (UK edition) Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Not in the Flesh Author(s): Ruth Rendell ISBN: 0-385-66238-6 / 978-0-385-66238-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Doubleday Canada Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2007 : Hardback
| Title: Not in the Flesh Author(s): Ruth Rendell ISBN: 0-09-192059-0 / 978-0-09-192059-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Hutchinson Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Hardback
| Title: Not in the Flesh: A Wexford Novel Author(s): ISBN: 0-307-40681-4 / 978-0-307-40681-1 (USA edition) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
January 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Not in the Flesh (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) Author(s): Ruth Rendell Publisher: Random House Inc Availability: Amazon More details... |
August 2008 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Not in the Flesh Author(s): Ruth Rendell ISBN: 0-7704-2999-8 / 978-0-7704-2999-7 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Seal Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
July 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Not in the Flesh Author(s): Ruth Rendell ISBN: 0-09-951722-1 / 978-0-09-951722-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Not in the Flesh Author(s): Ruth Rendell ISBN: 0-09-192060-4 / 978-0-09-192060-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Hutchinson Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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Audio Editions
August 2007 : Audio CD
| Title: Not in the Flesh Author(s): Ruth Rendell ISBN: 1-84657-129-4 / 9781846571299 (UK edition) Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2007 : Audio Cassette
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