The Monster in the Box

The Monster in the Box is the latest addition to Ruth Rendell’s “masterful” ( Los Angeles Times ) Inspector Wexford series. In this enthralling new book, Rendell, “the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world” ( Time ), takes Inspector Wexford back to his first murder case—a woman found strangled in her bedroom. Outside the crime scene, Wexford noticed a short, muscular man wearing a scarf and walking a dog. The man gave Wexford an unnerving stare. Without any solid evidence, Wexford be