Wolf to the Slaughter: An Inspector Wexford Mystery: 3 - Softcover

"The best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world."--The Boston Globe

"You cannot afford to miss Ruth Rendell."--The New York Times Book Review

"[Rendell is] undoubtedly one of the best writers of English mysteries and chiller-killer plots."--Los Angeles Times

"For readers who have almost given up on mysteries . . . Rendell may be just the woman to get them started again."--Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

Praise for Ruth Rendell and her Inspector Wexford Mysteries

"Chief Inspector Wexford is an erudite, thorough investigator. . . . He is a compassionate man, who can put the screws on if need be."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"The page-by-page storytelling--wry, superbly paced, full of arresting character details--is still unsurpassed in the mystery field."--Kirkus Reviews

"Ruth Rendell is the finest living practitioner of the mystery genre."--New York Daily News

"There aren't many writers like Ruth Rendell who are highly prolific and yet maintain a consistently high standard. . . . Miss Rendell is a plot prestidigitator who has mastered all the tricks of her trade, including writing."--The New York Times Book Review

It was better than a hotel, this anonymous room on a secluded side street of a small country town. No register to sign, no questions asked, and for five bucks a man could have three hours of undisturbed, illicit lovemaking.

Then one evening a man with a knife turned the love nest into a death chamber. The carpet was soaked with blood -- but where was the corpse?

Meanwhile, a beautiful, promiscuous woman is missing -- along with the bundle of cash she'd had in her pocket. The truth behind it all will keep even veteran mystery fans guessing through the very last page.