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It was a brutal, vicious crime -- sixteen years old. A helpless old woman battered to death with an axe. Harry Painter hung for it, and Chief Inspector Wexford is certain they executed the right man. But Reverend Archery has doubts . . . because his son wants to marry the murderer's beautiful, brilliant daughter. He begins unravelling the past, only to discover that murder breeds murder -- and often conceals even deeper secrets . . .
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A New Lease of Death, Ruth Rendell
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- Released
- 2009
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- Title
- A New Lease of Death
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ruth Rendell
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0099560321
- ISBN13
- 9780099560326
- Series
- Inspector Wexford
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery Novels, Thriller, Murders, Detective Fiction, British Literature, England, Detective, Past, Investigation, Pastors, Parsons
- First published
- 1967
- Original title
- A New Lease of Death
- Rating
- 3.55 out of 5
- Description
- It was a brutal, vicious crime -- sixteen years old. A helpless old woman battered to death with an axe. Harry Painter hung for it, and Chief Inspector Wexford is certain they executed the right man. But Reverend Archery has doubts . . . because his son wants to marry the murderer's beautiful, brilliant daughter. He begins unravelling the past, only to discover that murder breeds murder -- and often conceals even deeper secrets . . .