cover image Veiled One

Veiled One

Ruth Rendell. Fawcett Books, $7.99 (320pp) ISBN 978-0-345-35994-0

Elderly Gwen Robson is found murdered in a shopping-mall garage and Inspector Wexford and partner Mike Burden investigate. ``Rendell's reputation for literary grace, ingenious plots and arresting characters is borne out again in her latest stunning mystery,'' enthused PW . ``It's a spellbinder.'' (Dec.)