# Put On By Cunning

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- Authors: [Ruth Rendell](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruth-rendell)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2010-02-04

## Description

Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this enthralling mystery of deception, doubt and death from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell ... 'Probably the greatest crime writer in the world' -- Ian Rankin '[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age' -- Herald 'Pacy and surprising right to the last page' -- ***** Reader review 'You cannot go wrong with a Ruth Rendell' -- ***** Reader review 'Extremely thrilling and entertaining' -- ***** Reader review 'Full of twists and turns' -- ***** Reader review ********************************************************************************** Sir Manuel Camargue , Kingsmarkham's very own celebrity flautist, dies tragically on a snowy night. His death is met with a ruling of misadventure and appears to be an open-and-shut-case. However Wexford , as the investigating officer, has a few niggling doubts . Nineteen years later, Camargue's entrancing daughter, Natalie , now a considerable heiress, suddenly reappears in Kingsmarkham. When her fianc é appeals to Wexford for help, believing that Natalie is using a false identity , the case of the Camargues is once more under investigation. Events soon take a gruesome twist and the pressure is on for Wexford to discover Natalie's true identity and to solve the mystery of the Camargue family, once and for all.

## Editions

### Put On By Cunning

- Publisher: arrow
- ISBN: 978-00-9953-493-8
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2010-02-04
- Language: en_GB