As Chief Inspector Wexford investigates a new case, Ruth Rendell takes him back to a murder at the beginning of his career, a time when he was courting the woman who became his wife. The past is a haunted place, with clues and passions that resonate in the here and now. Coincides with Rendell's new novel, }Tigerlily's Orchids{, (Hutchinson) The twenty-second book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford. Wexford had almost made up his mind that he would never again set eyes on Eric Targo's short, muscular figure.
