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SHAKE HANDS FOREVER
Probably, Angela Hathall had picked up a stranger. Probably, the stranger had killed her. It was that simple. Or was it? Inspector Wexford had his doubts—especially after meeting the loved ones Mrs. Hathall left behind.
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A SLEEPING LIFE
Her corpse is unremarkable, her handbag devoid of clues. But as Inspector Wexford tracks down the few people who knew Rhoda Comfrey before her death, he discovers that even an obscure soul harbors extraordinary secrets.
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In spite of the dire predictions, the rock festival seems to be going off smoothly. Then a hideously disfigured body is discovered in a nearby quarry. The victim is a local girl who lied about her friendships with celebrities. But she had a very real connection with the festival’s charismatic star, a singer who inspires an unwholesome devotion in his followers.
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FIRST VINTAGE CRIME / BLACK LIZARD EDITION, JANUARY 2001
Copyright © 1976 by Ruth Rendell
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The fallen curtain : eleven mystery stories by an Edgar-award winning writer / Ruth Rendell. —1st ed.
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