Books by Ruth Rendell
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review 1: Very clever satire of modern English life (although probably translates well to upper-crust Americans as well). Not really a mystery, since the reader knows all; and as a "non-mystery," it is another example of Ms. Rendell pushing the envelope of the mystery genre. Although if ...
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review 1: This is a book about neighbourhood. It is set in a few houses in a small and exclusive area and focuses on their inhabitants, the owners, the servants and those in between. One of the pleasures in reading a book with no central character is that the writer can take you on a walk ...
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review 1: # 24 in the Inspector Wexford mystery series set in a small community about an hour outside of London. Recently retired, Wexford is invited to join in the murder investigation of the town's vicar by the new chief inspector, Mike Burton, who was Wexford's deputy. Wexford is adju...
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review 1: Pros: I like Rendell, I like Wexford, I like the class and race awareness that she sprinkles throughout her books (often with considerable humor). Cons: this book feels like coming in midway through conversation, not just because it's part of a series, but the way she introduces ...
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review 1: Ruth Rendell does it again. The story starts out slow but knowing her other books I knew there was a good reason for this. It reminded me of Alexander McCall Smith's 44 Scotland Street books. There are several POV's from lots of interesting characters, who lived in various (apart...
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review 1: Rendell sets up a wonderfully creepy antagonist and a promising premise: Chief Inspector Wexford has a career-long nemesis! But the subplot about his subordinate officer's obsession with a Muslim family is weird and kind of annoying. The officer, Hannah Armstrong, is constantly v...