The Vault by Ruth Rendell, Random House, $32.95.
Ruth Rendell’s latest outing sees the return of her much-loved detective Inspector Wexford.
Now retired, Wexford is enjoying the quiet life with his wife and his books, until a chance meeting with an old acquaintance on a London street sees him drawn into a case involving the murder of three people and the theft of precious jewels.
Intrigued by the case, Wexford gladly leaves retirement to advise the investigative team, completely unaware of the personal danger that his involvement will put him in.
Rendell is truly a master of her genre. If you love to curl up with a good British police mystery (and a cup of tea, of course!), you can’t go past The Vault.