First edition (UK)
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Author | Ruth Rendell |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Inspector Wexford #3 |
Genre | Crime / Mystery novel |
Publisher |
John Long UK The Crime Club (US) |
Publication date
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1967 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
Pages | 184 pp |
ISBN | |
OCLC | 457673 |
LC Class | PZ4.R4132 Wo PR6068.E63 |
Preceded by | A New Lease of Death |
Followed by | The Best Man to Die |
Wolf to the Slaughter is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1967. It is the third book in the popular Inspector Wexford series. A mini-series adapted from the novel was produced by Television South in 1987.
Anita Margolis had vanished. There was no body, no crime – nothing more concrete than an anonymous letter and the intriguing name of Smith. According to headquarters, it wasn't to be considered a murder enquiry at all. Chief Inspector Wexford, however, had other ideas.