The Best Man To Die

by Ruth Rendell
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The fourth in the Chief Inspector Wexford series, reissued in B format to tie-in with the long awaited new Wexford prequel, Monster in the Box.

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Synopsis

A man and his daughter lie dead after a car accident. Strangely, no other car was involved and no cause has been found. Wexford’s only option is to wait and hope that the one surviving victim – the mother, Mrs Fanshawe – regains consciousness. But when she finally awakens six weeks later, Wexford’s attention has already been distracted by a new and very violent case. Walking by the canal that same morning, Wexford discovered the bloody body of Charlie Hatton.The two cases are obviously unrelated, although something is bothering Wexford and he can’t work out why or what. But just as he begins to wonder whether there could in fact be a connection, the unexpected occurs: the Fanshawe daughter, believed to be killed in the accident, appears at her mother’s beside very much alive…

Editorial Reviews

"One of the best novelists writing today" - P.D. James

"Ruth Rendell has quite simply transformed the genre of crime writing. She displays her peerless skill in blending the mundane, commonplace aspects of life with the potent murky impulses of desire and greed, obsession and fear" - Sunday Times

"Rendell never fails to come up trumps, and her millions of admirers will eagerly consume this offering as they have all the others." - The Irish Times

"A firm grasp of social concerns ensure that her novels are reflective of our own times, as well as hugely absorbing." - Louise Welsh, The Times

"This is Rendell on cracking form, with the entire accoutrements one expects from her." - The Good Book Guide

"[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age." - The Herald

"It's not often you pick up a book where the plot is technically perfect, where the characters all come off the page perfectly formed and the writing is so good that it's impossible to spot an unnecessary word, but which still managed to be a damn good story. I was still reading at 2 o'clock this morning..." - TheBookbag.co.uk

"Psychologically acute and extremely disturbing, Ruth Rendell's work is outstanding." - The Times

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