Some Lie and Some Die

Ruth Rendell - Some Lie and Some Die

An Inspector Wexford mystery. Kingsmarkham doesn't have too many complaints about its first annual rock festival, but then in a nearby quarry two lovers find a body that makes even Reg Wexford's stomach lurch. All he can discover is that there is a strange connection with the star of the festival.

“Why are most plants green?”
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