Sent to London for a rest by his doctor, Wexford canβt resist getting involved in the investigation of a mysterious murder. Read by TVβs Chief Inspector Wexford.
In a vast and gloomy overgrown London cemetery, a girl is found murdered. A girl with a name that isnβt hers, and little else that is. A girl with no friends, no possessions and no past. Chief Inspector Wexford has been sent to London by his doctor for a rest β no late nights, no rich food, no alcohol and above all, no criminal detective work. To add insult to injury, it is Wexfordβs own nephew Howard who is leading the investigation into the macabre mystery. Even though Howard and his subordinates might think heβs out of his league, and even though his doctor wonβt approve, Wexford canβt resist just taking a look at things for himself.
A crime writer for over thirty years, Ruth Rendell has won one Crime Writersβ Association Silver Dagger Award, two Gold Daggers and, the supreme accolade, the Crime Writersβ Diamond Award for her outstanding contribution to the genre.