A Sleeping Life

A Sleeping Life by Ruth Rendell is a masterfully crafted mystery centered around the death of Rhoda Comfrey, which leads Inspector Wexford to the writer, Mr. Grenville West, whose secretary, Polly Flinders, provides more questions than answers. With the discovery of a second Grenville West, the Inspector faces a myriad of scenarios and suspects, exposing the dark realities, half-truths, and fantasies of Comfrey's complex life.