Speaker of Mandarin
by:
Ruth Rendell (author)
Chief Inspector Wexford is in China, visiting ancient tombs and palaces with a group of British tourists. After their return to England, one of his fellow tourists is found murdered. As he questions other members of the group, Wexford finds secrets of greed, treachery, theft, and adultery,...
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Chief Inspector Wexford is in China, visiting ancient tombs and palaces with a group of British tourists. After their return to England, one of his fellow tourists is found murdered. As he questions other members of the group, Wexford finds secrets of greed, treachery, theft, and adultery, leading the distressed inspector to ask not who is innocent, but who is least guilty . . .
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780345302748 (0345302745)
Publish date: August 12th 1984
Publisher: Fawcett
Pages no: 213
Edition language: English
Series: Inspector Wexford 8 (#12)
Eh. Couldn't care less about the ending of this book. On the last disc but returning it to the library.
bookshelves: autumn-2015, series, tbr-busting-2015, published-1983, mystery-thriller, china, ghosties-ghoulies, travel Read from September 02 to 03, 2015 Read by.................. Michael BryantTotal Runtime......... 5 Hours 52 MinsDescription: Chief Inspector Wexford is in China visiting ancie...
I liked some of the twists in this mystery. After reading some of the other reviews, I'll concede that Rendell doesn't tell us much about Wexford (the detective) - I felt comfortable with him because I've read so many of the Wexford mysteries and perhaps didn't notice how scant her descriptions wer...
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