The Vault (novel)

The Vault

First edition (UK)
Author	Ruth Rendell
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Inspector Wexford # 23
Genre	Crime/Mystery novel
Publisher	Hutchinson
Publication date	2011
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	368 pp
ISBN	9780091937102
Preceded by	The Monster in the Box
Followed by	No Man's Nightingale

The Vault is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell, published in 2011. The novel is the 23rd in the Inspector Wexford series. It is a sequel to her previous standalone novel A Sight For Sore Eyes.^[1] The novel is the first sequel Rendell has written, and the first to feature Wexford in retirement.

Plot summary

Reg and Dora Wexford have moved from Kingsmarkham to a renovated London Coachhouse owned by their daughter Sheila.^[2]

References

1. Kerridge, Jake (1 August 2011). "Ruth Rendell’s Wexford is now an OAP but, at 81, the author’s own life is far from quiet retirement, finds Jake Kerridge.". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). Retrieved 22 August 2012.
2. Barfoot, Joan (January 28, 2012). "Rendell gets better with age". The London Free Press (Quebecor Media Inc.). Retrieved 22 August 2012.