{"product_id":"2940169349177","title":"Not in the Flesh: A Wexford Novel","description":"A new Chief Inspector Wexford mystery from the author who \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine has called \"the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the truffle-hunting dog starts to dig furiously, his master's first reaction is delight at the size of the clump the dog has unearthed: at the going rate, this one truffle might be worth several hundred pounds. Then the dirt falls away to reveal not a precious mushroom but the bones and tendons of what is clearly a human hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNot in the Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e, Chief Inspector Wexford tries to piece together events that took place eleven years earlier, a time when someone was secretly interred in a secluded patch of English countryside. Now Wexford and his team will need to interrogate everyone who lives nearby to see if they can turn up a match for the dead man among the eighty-five people in this part of England who have disappeared over the past decade. Then, when a second body is discovered nearby, Wexford experiences a feeling that's become a rarity for the veteran policeman: surprise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Wexford painstakingly moves to resolve these multiple mysteries, long-buried secrets are brought to daylight, and Ruth Rendell once again proves why she has been hailed as our greatest living mystery writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150232436976,"sku":"2940169349177","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169349177_p0.jpg?v=1763680583","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169349177","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}