The Speaker of Mandarin

Readers of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will love this gripping crime thriller full of twists and turns from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell . '' The most brilliant mystery writer'' -- Patricia Cornwell ''Probably the greatest crime writer in the world'' -- Ian Rankin ''Totally gripping with superb twist at the end!'' -- Reader review ''Fascinating'' -- Reader review ''Superb on all counts'' -- Reader review ''Keeps the reader rooted to the spot and in the dark till the very end'' -- Reader review Wherever Reggie Wexford goes, death and intrigue are close on his heels. Having just returned from a once-in-a-lifetime holiday in China , Wexford finds himself haunted by memories of the old woman with bound feet who mysteriously followed him from one city to the next and the man who tragically drowned . Now, back in England , he finds himself investigating the murder of a fellow tourist . Knowing that the clue to these three mysteries lies in the East , Wexford turns his investigative skills to that place of unfathomable and sinister depths...