{"product_id":"9781451624106","title":"The Vault : An Inspector Wexford Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Vault\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ruth Rendell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDES AN EXCERPT OF RENDELL’S FINAL NOVEL, \u003ci\u003eDARK CORNERS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the stunning climax to Rendell’s classic 1998 novel \u003ci\u003eA Sight for Sore Eyes, \u003c\/i\u003ethree bodies—two dead, one living—are entombed in an underground chamber beneath a picturesque London house. Twelve years later, the house’s new owner pulls back a manhole cover, and discovers the vault—and its grisly contents. Only now, the number of bodies is four. How did somebody else end up in the chamber? And who knew of its existence?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith their own detectives at an impasse, London police call on former Kingsmarkham Chief Inspector Wexford, now retired and living with his wife in London, to advise them. Wexford, missing the thrill of a good case, jumps at the chance to sleuth once again. His dogged detective skills and knack for figuring out the criminal mind take him to London neighborhoods, posh and poor, as he follows a complex trail leading back to the original murders a decade ago.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But just as the case gets hot, a devastating family tragedy pulls Wexford back to Kingsmarkham, and he finds himself transforming from investigator into victim. Ingeniously plotted, \u003ci\u003eThe Vault \u003c\/i\u003eis a “masterful” (\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e) sequel to \u003ci\u003eA Sight for Sore Eyes \u003c\/i\u003ethat will satisfy both longtime Wexford fans and new Rendell readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Ruth Rendell is bidding to join Defoe and Dickens in creating one of the great criminal cities of literature.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ruth Rendell has written an astounding 59 novels. All are reason to rejoice, but this 60th, starring the beloved Reginald Wexford, is worth shouting about from the rooftops… [A] classic Rendell tale.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCarol Memmott, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] fiendish plot… Wexford hasn’t lost his touch.”\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilyn Stasio, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is Ruth Rendell at her authoritative best.”\u003cb\u003e—Muriel Dobbin, \u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781451624106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592225960142,"sku":"9781451624106","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_073974de-9d60-41b1-ae6a-7f8134d1a07c.jpg?v=1637764701","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781451624106","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}