No Man's Nightingale

Book by Ruth Rendell

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No Man's Nightingale is a novel by crime writer Ruth Rendell published in 2013,[1][2] It featuring her recurring protagonist Inspector Wexford. The novel is the second in which Wexford has appeared after his retirement, and on this occasion is called in to consult on a crime by his ex-colleague and friend Mike Burden.

No Man's Nightingale is, initially, about the (female) vicar (Sarah Hussain) of Saint Peter's Church (in Kingsmarkham) who's been found dead in the vicarage - strangled. Reginald Wexford, now retired as a policeman, assists with the murder investigation,[3]

This was the last novel in the Inspector Wexford series as Rendell died on 2 May 2015, having suffered a stroke earlier that year.

References

  1. ^ Daneet Steffens (11 November 2013). ""No Man's Nightingale" by Ruth Rendell". The Boston Globe. John W. Henry. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ "No Man's Nightingale (Chief Inspector Wexford, book 24) by Ruth Rendell".
  3. ^ "No Man's Nightingale: An Inspector Wexford Novel". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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