From Doon with Death
The First Inspector Wexford Novel (Mortalis.)
by Ruth Rendell
- 17 Want to read
- 6 Have read
'Love and death, ' said Chief Inspector Wexford. 'Those were the only two sensational things that ever happened to Margaret Parsons. The thing is they both happened in my district.' The police knew about Margaret Parsons's life, and by the look of it, it was dull. But it was not Margaret's life that interested Wexford. It was her death. She had been a predictable ordinary woman - but now she had met a death of passion and violence for which there seemed neither motive nor clue.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Mystery, Police, Inspector Wexford (Fictitious character), Fiction, Thriller, English Detective and mystery stories, Detective and mystery stories, Large type books, Inspector Wexford (fictional character), detective story, British detective, Kingsmarkham (England : Imaginary place), Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, Wexford, inspector (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, crime, England, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditionalPlaces
Sussex, England, Sussex (England)Showing 8 featured editions. View all 29 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
From Doon with death
2014, Arrow Books, Arrow
in English
- 50th anniversary edition.
0099588544 9780099588542
|
eeee
|
2
|
eeee
|
3
From Doon with Death: The First Inspector Wexford Novel (Mortalis.)
June 26, 2007, Ballantine Books
Paperback
in English
- Reprint edition
0345498453 9780345498458
|
aaaa
|
4
|
cccc
|
5
|
eeee
|
6
|
eeee
|
7
|
eeee
|
8
|
eeee
|
Book Details
First Sentence
"'I THINK YOU'RE GETTING THINGS A BIT OUT OF proportion, Mr Parsons,' Burden said."
Classifications
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Source records
amazon.com recordmarc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary MARC record
Library of Congress MARC record
Better World Books record
Promise Item
Harvard University record
Harvard University record
First Sentence
"'I THINK YOU'RE GETTING THINGS A BIT OUT OF proportion, Mr Parsons,' Burden said."
Work Description
Dazzling psychological suspense. Razor-sharp dialogue. Plots that catch and hold like a noose. These are the hallmarks of crime legend Ruth Rendell, “the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world” (Time magazine). From Doon with Death, now in a striking new paperback edition, is her classic debut novel -- and the book that introduced one of the most popular sleuths of the twentieth century.
There is nothing extraordinary about Margaret Parsons, a timid housewife in the quiet town of Kingsmarkham, a woman devoted to her garden, her kitchen, her husband. Except that Margaret Parsons is dead, brutally strangled, her body abandoned in the nearby woods.
Community Reviews (0)
Lists
History
- Created April 30, 2008
- 14 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| May 18, 2025 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| December 15, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| December 5, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| May 25, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| April 30, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from amazon.com record |