Inspector Wexford book 2 · 1967
A New Lease of Death
A clergyman asks Wexford to reopen an old murder case, because his son is about to marry the daughter of the man Wexford helped send to the gallows.
Spoiler-free summary written for The Recurring Cast.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Book facts
- Author
- Ruth Rendell
- Series
- Inspector Wexford, book 2 of 24
- Published
- 1967
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Kingsmarkham, Sussex
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in A New Lease of Death
3 recurring or key characters from Ruth Rendell’s chart.
Lead 1
- Reg WexfordChief Inspector in Kingsmarkham, later retired
Major 1
- Mike BurdenWexford’s deputy
Minor and cameo 1
- Dora WexfordWexford’s wife
Also featuring these characters
Other Ruth Rendell books that share the most characters with A New Lease of Death.
- The Best Man to Die1969 · Inspector Wexford · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Guilty Thing Surprised1970 · Inspector Wexford · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- No More Dying Then1971 · Inspector Wexford · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Murder Being Once Done1972 · Inspector Wexford · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon