A New Lease of Death

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author = Ruth Rendell
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
series = Inspector Wexford #3
genre = Crime novel
publisher = Doubleday
release_date = 1967
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
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isbn = NA
preceded_by = Wolf to the Slaughter
followed_by = The Secret House of Death

"A New Lease of Death" is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1967. it is the 3rd entry in her popular Inspector Wexford series. (The novel was titled "The Sins of the Fathers" in the USA.)

Plot summary

Chief Inspector Wexford had every reason to remember the Painter case - it was the first murder he'd ever handled on his own. There had been no doubts about the case, until now. Someone wants the case reopened, and they want Wexford proved wrong.