Published in 1975, Shake Hands Forever is a mystery-crime novel written by British author Ruth Rendell. The book became the ninth installment in Rendell’s popular detective series Inspector Wexford.
Mrs. Hathall comes to visit his son, Robert, but upon arriving at his house, the old woman finds her daughter in law, Angela, lying dead on her tidy bed. Someone had murdered the poor woman by carefully strangled her. Chief Inspector Wexford enters the scene to investigate the case. He finds that Robert and Angela Hathall used to be devoted husband and wife who live a generally quiet household life. Angela, being exceedingly paranoid, was never let any unknown person enter the house. So who could possibly enter the house and perform such a neat kill?
Wexford investigation leads to no motive or suspect. However, his seemingly unreasonable intuition tells him that there was something going on between the couple. What is more, for Wexford the husband’s grief and reaction to the tragedy that befell his wife seems studied. So, Robert gets into Wexford’s suspect list but when further investigation goes a bit further, Wexford’s superior tells him to let the widower alone.
As usual, Wexford couldn’t just sit idly when a case is unsolved. With the help of his nephew and a small time crook, he carries out his own investigation. In the middle of it, he gets an unexpected aid from a friendly neighbor of the Hathalls, a stunningly pretty and eloquent woman. Soon, the tricky case grows into an obsessions and a threat to Wexford’s own marriage.
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Published in 1975, Shake Hands Forever is a mystery-crime novel written by British author Ruth Rendell. The book became the ninth installment in Rendell’s popular detective series Inspector Wexford.Mrs. Hathall comes to visit his son, Robert, but upon arriving at his house, the old woman finds her daughter in law, Angela, lying dead on her tidy bed. Someone had murdered the poor woman by carefully strangled her. Chief Inspector Wexford enters the scene to investigate the case. He finds that Robert and Angela Hathall used to be devoted husband and wife who live a generally quiet household life. Angela, being exceedingly paranoid, was never let any unknown person enter the house. So who could possibly enter the house and perform such a neat kill?Wexford investigation leads to no motive or suspect. However, his seemingly unreasonable intuition tells him that there was something going on between the couple. What is more, for Wexford the husband’s grief and reaction to the tragedy that befell his wife seems studied. So, Robert gets into Wexford’s suspect list but when further investigation goes a bit further, Wexford’s superior tells him to let the widower alone.As usual, Wexford couldn’t just sit idly when a case is unsolved. With the help of his nephew and a small time crook, he carries out his own investigation. In the middle of it, he gets an unexpected aid from a friendly neighbor of the Hathalls, a stunningly pretty and eloquent woman. Soon, the tricky case grows into an obsessions and a threat to Wexford’s own marriage.-
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