End in Tears Signed by Ruth Rendell First Edition Hutchinson 2005. No inscriptions, appearing unread. A fine copy in like dust jacket, not price clipped. SIGNED by Ruth Rendell directly to title page.

In End in Tears (2005), Ruth Rendell’s 20th Inspector Wexford novel, the aging detective grapples with a chilling case in Sussex. Two young women are found bludgeoned, their bodies dumped in ditches, with no apparent link except their youth. Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, nearing retirement, sifts through a morass of clues—dodgy car sales, surrogate pregnancy scams, and a local eco-warrior’s rants—while his personal life frays over his daughter’s messy divorce.
As a third victim emerges, Wexford’s dogged intuition clashes with modern forensics, unearthing a twisted motive tied to obsession and betrayal. Rendell’s incisive prose weaves psychological depth with social critique, though the sprawling subplots occasionally dilute the suspense in this poignant, layered whodunit.