{"product_id":"9781451624090","title":"The Vault (Chief Inspector Wexford Series #23)","description":"INCLUDES AN EXCERPT OF RENDELL’S FINAL NOVEL, \u003ci\u003eDARK CORNERS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the stunning climax to Rendell’s classic 1998 novel \u003ci\u003eA Sight for Sore Eyes, \u003c\/i\u003ethree bodies—two dead, one living—are entombed in an underground chamber beneath a picturesque London house. Twelve years later, the house’s new owner pulls back a manhole cover, and discovers the vault—and its grisly contents. Only now, the number of bodies is four. How did somebody else end up in the chamber? And who knew of its existence?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith their own detectives at an impasse, London police call on former Kingsmarkham Chief Inspector Wexford, now retired and living with his wife in London, to advise them. Wexford, missing the thrill of a good case, jumps at the chance to sleuth once again. His dogged detective skills and knack for figuring out the criminal mind take him to London neighborhoods, posh and poor, as he follows a complex trail leading back to the original murders a decade ago.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But just as the case gets hot, a devastating family tragedy pulls Wexford back to Kingsmarkham, and he finds himself transforming from investigator into victim. Ingeniously plotted, \u003ci\u003eThe Vault \u003c\/i\u003eis a “masterful” (\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e) sequel to \u003ci\u003eA Sight for Sore Eyes \u003c\/i\u003ethat will satisfy both longtime Wexford fans and new Rendell readers alike.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128599593200,"sku":"9781451624090","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781451624090_p0.jpg?v=1763837199","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781451624090","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}