<p><b><i>Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this captivating and compelling thriller from <u>multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell</u>. Mesmerically gripping, it highlights that fame can come at a price - and that that price can be lethal.</i></b><br><br><b>''The most brilliant mystery novelist of our time'' -- </b><b><i>Patricia Cornwell</i></b><br><b>''[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age'' -- </b><b><i>Herald</i></b><br><b>''Had me gripped from the start'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>''Brilliant'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>''Rendell is a master of psychological suspense'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><br>****************************************************************************************<br>When the body of <b>a brutally beaten girl</b> is found in a quarry during a hedonistic hippy festival near <b>Kingsmarkham</b>, <b>Wexford</b> is first on the scene. The victim''s face has been pulped by