End in Tears

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End in Tears
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First edition (UK)
AuthorRuth Rendell
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Wexford # 20
GenreCrime/Mystery novel
PublisherHutchinson (UK)
Crown (US)
Publication date
20 Oct 2005
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages366 pp
ISBN0-09-179641-5
OCLC62080784
Preceded byThe Babes in the Wood 
Followed byNot in the Flesh 

End in Tears (2005) is a novel by English crime writer Ruth Rendell, the twentieth in her acclaimed Inspector Wexford series.

Synopsis[]

When a lump of concrete is thrown from a bridge and into passing traffic one dark night, the wrong motorist dies. The killer soon rectifies his mistake, however, and Inspector Wexford finds himself under attack from the local press because of his 'old-fashioned' policing methods. Meanwhile, the difficult relationship he shares with his daughter Sylvia takes on new dimensions, as the case makes him ponder the terrible possibility of losing a child...

Reception[]

The novel was very well received by critics, and in 2007 received a nomination for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.


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