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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
G K Hall & Co
Publication date
March 1, 1996
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780783815886
ISBN-10
0783815883
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.50 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$22.00
Other format details
large print
§As reported by publisher
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Kissing The Gunner's Daughter: (A Wexford Case) | End in Tears | An Unkindness of Ravens | The Babes in the Wood | A Sleeping Life | Not in the Flesh | Harm Done | The Monster in the Box | Road Rage
Kissing The Gunner's Daughter: (A Wexford Case) | End in Tears | An Unkindness of Ravens | The Babes in the Wood | A Sleeping Life | Not in the Flesh | Harm Done | The Monster in the Box | Road Rage
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of another killing that may be connected
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In the quiet Sussex country town of Kingsmarkham,  the daughter of Nigerian physician Raymond Akande  is missing. "It's probably nothing, "  says Dr. Akande to his friend and client Chief  Inspector Wexford, whose help he enlists. Â
But the days that follow prove the doctor  dreadfully wrong. A young woman is found  murdered not Melanie, but the last person to have seen and  spoken to her. A second woman's body is discovered,  again not Melanie's, but like her, young and  black. A third woman turns up beaten and unconscious;  like the others, she is of Nigerian origin. As  Inspector Wexford's investigation stretches from  days into weeks, it becomes his unhappy obligation to  counter the hopes of the doctor and his wife. In  Wexford's professional opinion, Melanie, like the  other young women, has become the victim of a  serial killer with a horrifyingly singular objective.
From the Paperback edition.
But the days that follow prove the doctor  dreadfully wrong. A young woman is found  murdered not Melanie, but the last person to have seen and  spoken to her. A second woman's body is discovered,  again not Melanie's, but like her, young and  black. A third woman turns up beaten and unconscious;  like the others, she is of Nigerian origin. As  Inspector Wexford's investigation stretches from  days into weeks, it becomes his unhappy obligation to  counter the hopes of the doctor and his wife. In  Wexford's professional opinion, Melanie, like the  other young women, has become the victim of a  serial killer with a horrifyingly singular objective.
From the Paperback edition.
Editions
Hardcover
With Betty A. Prashker (other contributor) |
from Crown Pub (September 1, 1995)
9780517700730 | details & prices | 327 pages | 6.75 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $23.00
About: Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of a string of serial killings that may be racial in nature
About: Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of a string of serial killings that may be racial in nature
Paperback
With Alberto Coscarelli (other contributor) |
from Debolsillo (November 30, 2004)
9788497934558 | details & prices | 360 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.95
About: In the quiet Sussex country town of Kingsmarkham,  the daughter of Nigerian physician Raymond Akande  is missing.
About: In the quiet Sussex country town of Kingsmarkham,  the daughter of Nigerian physician Raymond Akande  is missing.
Reprint edition from Dell Pub Co (September 1, 1996)
9780440222026 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $6.99
About: Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of a string of serial killings that may be racial in nature
About: Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of a string of serial killings that may be racial in nature
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (March 1, 1996)
9780783815886 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $22.00
About: Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of another killing that may be connected
About: Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of another killing that may be connected
Large print edition from Random House Inc (September 1, 1995)
9780679765028 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $22.00
About: Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of another killing that may be connected
About: Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of another killing that may be connected
CD/Spoken Word
Abridged edition from Harpercollins Pub Ltd (July 21, 2011)
9780007424405 | details & prices | List price $22.65
Cassette/Spoken Word
Abridged edition from Brilliance Audio (December 1, 1996)
9781567401349 | details & prices | 4.75 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of a string of serial killings that may be racial in nature.
About: Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of a string of serial killings that may be racial in nature.
Mut edition from Bookcassette Sales (October 1, 1996)
9781561006151 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.25 × 1.75 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of a string of serial killings that may be racial in nature.
About: Investigating the disappearance of a missing girl, Chief Inspector Wexford discovers the murdered body of the person who last saw the girl alive and learns of a string of serial killings that may be racial in nature.
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