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In this twentieth Wexford novel, a deliberate concrete block from a little stone bridge kills an unsuspecting victim by a car, sparing the teenage girl behind. Weeks later, the brutal murder of George Marshalson's eighteen‑year‑old daughter devastates him. Wexford, whose own strained father‑daughter relationship adds emotional depth, must separate his professional duty from his personal life as he delves into a link between this murder and a second teenage girl’s death. Another family is shattered, and Wexford faces the difficult task of untangling the mysteries that bind these tragedies together.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Ruth Rendell
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