# Sins of the Fathers

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- Authors: [Ruth Rendell](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruth-rendell)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 1986-12-12

## Description

It was a brutal, vicious crime -- sixteen years old. A helpless old woman battered to death with an axe. Harry Painter hung for it, and Chief Inspector Wexford is certain they executed the right man. But...

## Editions

### Sins of the Fathers

- Publisher: ballantine_books
- ISBN: 978-03-4534-253-9
- Pages: 256
- Published: 1986-12-12
- Language: en_US