The sixth novel (And You Shall Live Forever (No More Dying Then, 1971; in another Russian translation — Accidental Murder)) from Ruth Rendell’s series of investigations by Inspector Wexford reveals the other side of a child kidnapping case—with many witnesses and even a confession by an unknown person. The investigation forces Wexford to gather all the threads together and build the complete picture of this detective puzzle—featuring the series hero Wexford, a recurring character in Rendell’s novels. A simple disappearance of a five-year-old boy who was playing outside turns into a tragedy for a small village when the body of the murdered boy is found in an abandoned house, and when a twelve-year-old girl disappears as well.
Alternative title: And You Shall Live Forever.