Kissing the Gunner's Daughter

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For the expression quoted in the title of this novel, see Kissing the gunner's daughter
Title Kissing the Gunner's Daughter
Author Ruth Rendell
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Inspector Wexford # 15
Genre(s) Crime, Mystery novel
Publisher Hutchinson
Released January 1992
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 345 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN ISBN 0-09-175218-3 (first edition, hardback)
Preceded by The Copper Peacock
Followed by The Crocodile Bird

Kissing the Gunner's Daughter is a 1992 novel by the distinguished British mystery writer Ruth Rendell, featuring her popular recurring character Inspector Reg Wexford and his sidekick, Mike Burden.

[edit] Plot Introduction

The members of a well-to-do family in Kingsmarkham are shot to death during dinner. Only the young daughter survives, badly wounded, and her fragmentary memories are not of much help to Wexford. As she recovers, a romance blooms with a young American tourist.