The Vault : An Inspector Wexford Novel (Paperback)

from SamSattler

In The Vault, Ruth Rendell introduces her longtime readers to a new world – one in which her beloved Inspector Wexford no longer has a policeman's badge to flash. Wexford, now officially retired, wants to experience the things his long career left him so little time to explore. To that end, he an...

from YogiABB

The Vault is one of Ruth Rendell's "Inspector Wexford" novels. Reginald Wexford has retired from being a policeman and is kind of bored although he finds plenty of stuff to do. None of it really has any meaning for him. He is a good detective but he is not very dashing, athletic, and is the oppos...

from Romonko

I am sad that we're getting to the end of Reg Wexford. I have been reading this series for many, many years, and I have always loved. it. In this book, Reg is newly retired, and he and his unflappable wife Dora are dividing their time between their house in Kingsmarkham and a converted carriage h...

from martitia

Four decomposed bodies are found in a vault under a manhole cover in the garden of Orcadia Cottage. Newly retired Reginald Wexford becomes a consultant for the case. Rendell creates a strong sense of place describing the neighborhoods of London. This mystery is a kind of sequel to Rendell's psych...

from smik

When Wexford decides to take up Detective Superintendent Tom Ede's offer of being an unpaid serious crimes adviser to him at Cricklewood he really doesn't understand what that will mean. What he does think is that this will put some meaning back into his life. He is not yet ready for the scraphea...