Harm Done

Ruth Rendell

1999 • 364 pages

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In Britain, a pedophile's house is burned by an angry mob when a girl disappears, the man having been recently released from jail. But Inspector Wexford is not swayed by the obvious and traces the disappearance to the girl's home and her abusive father.

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17 primary books19 released books

#18 in Inspector Wexford

Inspector Wexford is a 19-book series with 19 released primary works first released in 1964 with contributions by Ruth Rendell and Robin Bailey.

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Mark Schiffer

CW: domestic violence

More of a collection of crimes and occurrences in Kingsmarkham over a season than an actual murder mystery, though there's at least one of those in here too. Impeccably constructed and told, has inspired me to go back to the beginning of the series and read all the Wexfords.

September 7, 2023