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Title details for The Monster in the Box by Ruth Rendell - Available

The Monster in the Box

#22 in series

by Ruth Rendell
Nicolas Coster
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Chief inspector Wexford had almost made up his mind that he would never again set eyes on Eric Targo's short, muscular figure. And yet there he was, back in Kingsmarkham, still with that cocky, strutting walk. Years earlier, Targo stalked and taunted Wexford, daring him to press charges after a woman was found strangled in her bedroom. Over the years there are more unsolved, apparently motiveless murders in the town, and Wexford suspects that the increasingly prosperous Targo is behind them.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Chief Inspector Wexford

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    October 1, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781607471585
      • File size: 276660 KB
      • Duration: 09:36:22

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Nicolas Coster's gravelly growl perfectly portrays the aging Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford in award-winning mystery novelist Ruth Rendell's twenty-second novel in this series. In this taut mystery, Wexford revisits a case that stymied him years earlier. Coster allows the energy to drain out of his voice in the present-day chapters but adds energy to his reading when Wexford recounts the case of suspected serial killer Eric Targo in flashbacks. Fans of the series will delight in the account of Wexford's romance with his soon-to-be wife, Dora, and in Rendell's crystal-clear prose. While the author assures her readers there will be more stories in the series, closing this box brings a satisfying conclusion to Wexford's latest puzzle. R.O. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 17, 2009
      In Edgar-winner Rendell's 22nd Inspector Wexford novel (after 2007's Not in the Flesh
      ), the British police detective confronts a man from his past, Eric Targo, who he suspects is guilty of multiple murders. Years earlier, Targo stalked and taunted Wexford, daring him to press charges. A squat, creepy bully with a purple birthmark disfiguring his neck, Targo has graduated from smalltime thug to prosperous businessman, ensconced in a nouveau-riche spread complete with private zoo and lion in Kingsmarkham. When Targo apparently commits a murder affecting Wexford's own family, the inspector must re-examine how Targo consistently outsmarts the law. The meeting and mating of Wexford and his wife, Dora, also figure in the backward-looking action. While the reminiscing dilutes some of the suspense, Rendell easily outdistances most mystery writers with her complex characters and her poetic yet astringent style.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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