Wolf to the Slaughter

Wolf to the Slaughter  

Arrow paperback edition (1982)
Author(s) Ruth Rendell
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Inspector Wexford #2
Genre(s) Crime / Mystery novel
Publisher John Long Publishing
Publication date 1967
Media type Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages 184 pp
ISBN 0-09-084850-0
OCLC Number 457673
LC Classification PZ4.R4132 Wo PR6068.E63
Preceded by Vanity Dies Hard
Followed by A New Lease of Death

Wolf to the Slaughter is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1967. It is the 3rd book in the popular Inspector Wexford series.

Plot summary

Anita Margolis had vanished. There was no body, no crime - nothing more concrete than an anonymous letter and the intriguing name of Smith. According to headquarters, it wasn't to be considered a murder enquiry at all. Chief Inspector Wexford, however, had other ideas.