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Rent A Guilty Thing Surprised (Chief Inspector Wexford Mysteries)
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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books (Mm)
Published: Aug 1987
Genre: Fiction - Mystery & Detective - General
Retail Price: $7.99
Pages: 208
Synopsis
Elizabeth Nightingale found peace and tranquility on her nightly walks through the rich, dense forests surrounding Myfleet Manor. But the peace she treasured was shattered one night when she found death waiting in the woods. Chief Inspector Wexford and his colleague Inspector Burden find a most unsavory case on their hands -- and must use all their wit and wisdom to solve it . . .
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