Rainbow's End
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and wear along edges and spine. No major tears visible. Page Condition: Good, some age tanning likely. Markings: some markings on endpaper. Binding: Appears intact as a hardcover.
A masterwork of British crime fiction, Rainbow's End is a detective novel by Ellis Peters — the pen name of prolific Welsh author Edith Pargeter — featuring the sharp-witted Inspector George Felse of the Midshire CID. The story centres on the death of an elderly antiques dealer named Rainbow, whose passing is initially dismissed as natural but soon unravels into a web of murder, deception, and hidden motives. Peters brings her trademark blend of keen psychological insight and atmospheric English village setting to bear, crafting a narrative that is as much a portrait of a community under strain as it is a taut procedural mystery. The novel showcases the author's exceptional ability to build suspense through character and nuance rather than shock, rewarding the patient reader with a deeply satisfying resolution.
Author: Ellis Peters
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Macmillan
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and wear along edges and spine. No major tears visible. Page Condition: Good, some age tanning likely. Markings: some markings on endpaper. Binding: Appears intact as a hardcover.
A masterwork of British crime fiction, Rainbow's End is a detective novel by Ellis Peters — the pen name of prolific Welsh author Edith Pargeter — featuring the sharp-witted Inspector George Felse of the Midshire CID. The story centres on the death of an elderly antiques dealer named Rainbow, whose passing is initially dismissed as natural but soon unravels into a web of murder, deception, and hidden motives. Peters brings her trademark blend of keen psychological insight and atmospheric English village setting to bear, crafting a narrative that is as much a portrait of a community under strain as it is a taut procedural mystery. The novel showcases the author's exceptional ability to build suspense through character and nuance rather than shock, rewarding the patient reader with a deeply satisfying resolution.