Murder Being Once Done

Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will love this compelling and captivating mystery from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell . Full of twists, turns and tension, it will get right under the skin and keep you hooked from page one...! 'The most brilliant mystery novelist of our time' -- Patricia Cornwell 'Probably the greatest... crime writer in the world' -- Ian Rankin '[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age' -- Herald 'Fabulous book that keeps you gripped until the very last page!' -- ***** Reader review 'Had my gripped from the start' -- ***** Reader review 'A brilliant book' -- ***** Reader review 'Quirky and fascinating' -- ***** Reader review 'A must read' -- ***** Reader review ********************************************************************************************* It seems fitting that the final resting place of a girl's body should be in a graveyard. But this is no peaceful burial. This is a brutal murder scene . Under strict orders from his doctor to indulge in no criminal investigation, Wexford is sent to London for a break away from the pressures of the Kingsmarkham police force . But then he discovers that his nephew Howard is heading the investigation into the macabre murder of Loveday Morgan , whose body was found abandoned in Kenbourne Cemetery . Despite opposition from Howard and his team, Wexford is drawn to the case. And when he unearths Loveday's connection to a religious cult whose leader was imprisoned for sexual absue, he relentlessly pursues this sinister new lead...