A Sleeping Life Author:Ruth Rendell Kingsmarkham was one of those close-knit towns where everyone knew everybody else's business; so when Rhoda Comfrey's body was found under a hedge, Chief Inspector Wexford felt sure the case was likely to be a simple one. — But, though the victim was a familiar face to the locals there was absolutely no evidence that she existed - no address book... more », no driving license - nothing but forty-two pounds and three keys. So she hadn't been killed for money...and the keys didn't fit anywhere. Who hated the harmless, middle-aged woman enough to kill her? The case turned into a maddening labyrinth of blind alleys.« less