The Speaker of Mandarin
by Ruth Rendell
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- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Ruth Barbara Rendell (1930 â€" 2015) was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries She is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford in a series of two dozen books Her Wexford stories were dramatized in a long-running BBC series
Like her friend PD James, Ms Rendell was widely credited with pushing mystery into new themes and ways of storytelling It was often said of her, as it was of Ms James, that her work transcended the genre, and that by any measure she was an enormously talented writer
She wrote more than 60 books, and her works have been translated into more than 20 languages and have had worldwide sales estimated as high as 60 million She won three prestigious Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America, which named her to its list of grandmasters She also won four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger from England's Crime Writers' Association
This title is the 12th book in the Wexford series It is in excellent condition with the signature on the title page, and no visible marks or damage
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- Bookseller
- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AA160
- Title
- The Speaker of Mandarin
- Author
- Ruth Rendell
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- wexford
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