# The Speaker Of Mandarin

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- Authors: [Ruth Rendell](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruth-rendell)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 1996-04-04

## Description

Readers of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will love this gripping crime thriller full of twists and turns from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell . ' The most brilliant mystery writer' -- Patricia Cornwell 'Probably the greatest crime writer in the world' -- Ian Rankin 'Totally gripping with superb twist at the end!' -- ***** Reader review 'Fascinating' -- ***** Reader review 'Superb on all counts' -- ***** Reader review 'Keeps the reader rooted to the spot and in the dark till the very end' -- ***** Reader review ************************************************************************************************ Wherever Reggie Wexford goes, death and intrigue are close on his heels. Having just returned from a once-in-a-lifetime holiday in China , Wexford finds himself haunted by memories of the old woman with bound feet who mysteriously followed him from one city to the next and the man who tragically drowned . Now, back in England , he finds himself investigating the murder of a fellow tourist . Knowing that the clue to these three mysteries lies in the East , Wexford turns his investigative skills to that place of unfathomable and sinister depths...

## Editions

### The Speaker Of Mandarin

- Publisher: arrow
- ISBN: 978-00-9932-810-0
- Pages: 224
- Published: 1996-04-04
- Language: en_GB