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13 mag 2010 · The posture was referred to as ‘kissing the gunner’s daughter’. A boy undergoing a flogging was permitted to bite on a piece of hide or wrapped cloth and was given water to drink after each dozen lashes, perhaps more to enhance the ritual than for genuine medical reasons.
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter is a 1992 novel by the British mystery writer Ruth Rendell, featuring the recurring character Inspector Reg Wexford. The title of the book refers to historical corporal punishment in the Royal Navy where a sailor wikt:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kiss the gunner's daughter was lashed to a cannon to ...
- Ruth Rendell
- 1992
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part One: Directed by Mary McMurray. With George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Deborah Poplett, Louie Ramsay. When an off-duty DS Martin tries to be a hero during a bank robbery, not only does he get shot dead, but it also triggers a chain of events involving murders and deceit.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Mary McMurray
- 1992-11-15
1 gen 1991 · Kissing the Gunner's Daughter. Ruth Rendell. 3.93. 3,942 ratings182 reviews. Investigating the murder of a socialite family, Inspector Wexford is forced to face his own deepest feelings. Called "one of Rendell's darkest and most subtle character studies" (SF Chronicle).
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- Mass Market Paperback
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter. Ruth Rendell. Arrow, 1993 - Fiction - 410 pages. Completely captivating, this is a spine-tingling page-turner of a mystery from multi-million copy and...
Summary. Completely captivating, this is a spine-tingling page-turner of a mystery from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell. Perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon. 'The most brilliant mystery novelist' -- Patricia Cornwell.
The thirteenth of May is famously the unluckiest day of the year. Sergeant Caleb Martin of Kingsmarkham CID had no idea just how terminally unlucky it would prove, as he embarked upon his last day on earth.
