The Monster in the Box: An Inspector Wexford NovelOutside the house where Wexford investigated his first murder case - a woman found strangled in her bedroom - he noticed a short, muscular man wearing a scarf and walking a dog. He gave Wexford an unnerving stare. Without any solid evidence, Wexford began to suspect that this man - Eric Targo, he learned - was the killer. Over the years there are more unsolved, apparently motiveless murders in the town of Kingsmarkham, and Wexford continues to quietly suspect that the increasingly prosperous Targo - van driver, property developer, kennel owner, and animal lover - is behind them. Now, half a lifetime later, Wexford spots Targo back in Kingsmarkham after a long absence. Wexford tells his longtime partner, Mike Burden, about his suspicions, but Burden dismisses them as fantasy. Meanwhile, Burdenś wife, Jenny, has suspicions of her own. She believes that the Rahmans, a highly respectable immigrant family from Pakistan, may be forcing their daughter, Tamima, into an arranged marriage - or worse. |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 9 |
Section 3 | 21 |
Section 4 | 34 |
Section 5 | 49 |
Section 6 | 63 |
Section 7 | 73 |
Section 8 | 82 |
Section 13 | 145 |
Section 14 | 176 |
Section 15 | 187 |
Section 16 | 202 |
Section 17 | 211 |
Section 18 | 225 |
Section 19 | 236 |
Section 20 | 246 |
Section 9 | 92 |
Section 10 | 106 |
Section 11 | 119 |
Section 12 | 131 |
Section 21 | 262 |
Section 22 | 268 |
Section 23 | 281 |
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