When four bodies are discovered in an underground chamber below a London house, local detectives are unable to solve the case. The police elicit the aid of retired Chief Inspector Wexford to help solve the mystery.
Reginald Wexford and his wife Dora are splitting their time between a guest house on their daughtter's property in Hampstead and their own home in Kingsmarkham. Still adjusting to retirement, Wexford is more than happy to assist the local police.
Despite trying not to step on Det. Superintendent Tom Ede's toes, Wexford finds himself more and more intrigued by this new case. No one seems to know when the door from the inside of the home to the basement was covered over, but it's a major link to the timeline for when the bodies became entombed. It adds to the puzzle when it's determined that one of the bodies has been underground in the vault for a much shorter time.
Wexford and his wife are also dealing with a major family drama and his daughter and grandchildren have taken over their home in Kingsmarkham.
While Rendell has a huge fan base, I found THE VAULT to be quite slow and plodding and lacking excitement.
ISBN978-1-4516-2408-3
288 Pages
To be released later in September 2011
Hardcover and eBook
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