No Man's Nightingale
The twenty-fourth Wexford novel published by Hutchinson in 2013
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring;
Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme,
Who plainly say, My God, My King.
The woman vicar of St Peter’s Church may not be popular among the community of Kingsmarkham. But it still comes as a profound shock when she is found strangled in her vicarage.
Inspector Wexford is retired, but he retains a relish for solving mysteries, especially when they are as close to home as this one is. So when he’s asked whether he will assist on the case, he readily agrees. But why did the vicar die? And is anyone else in Kingsmarkham in danger?
Notes
The Poems of Ruth Rendell’s hero George Herbert.
Adam Dalgliesh and Reginald Wexford first appeared in novels written in 1962 and 1964. Mark Lawson looks at the changes in UK society they have encountered.
New American Classics: Ruth Rendell examines the American fiction that made headlines in 2013.
Stacey Patton interviews Ruth Rendell at The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.
Ruth Rendell talks to Mark Lawson at The Edinburgh Festival.
Ruth Rendell and Jeanette Winterson discuss their relationship at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival.
Contemporary Reads 1
Karin Fossum - The Drowned Boy
Louise Doughty - Apple Tree Yard
Parker Bilal - Dogstar Rising
Arnaldur Indriðason - The Shadow District
Robert Harris - An Officer and a Spy
Stuart Neville - Ratlines
Footnotes
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