num_pages: 202
description: It was a brutal, vicious crime -- sixteen years old. A helpless old woman battered to death with an axe. Harry Painter hung for it, and Chief Inspector Wexford is certain they executed the right man. But Reverend Archery has doubts . . . because his son wants to marry the murderer's beautiful, brilliant daughter. He begins unravelling the past, only to discover that murder breeds murder -- and often conceals even deeper secrets . . .
language: English
title: Sins of the Fathers
titlecomplete: Sins of the Fathers
characters: Wexford, Burden, Bert Painter, Irene Kershaw, John Grace, Tess Kershaw, Elizabeth Crilling, Charles Archery, Henry Archery, Alic
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, British Literature, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Novels, Audiobook
ratings_count: 3189
series: Inspector Wexford
publisher: Ballantine Books