A Judgement in Stone
by:
Ruth Rendell (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781299004726 (1299004725)
Publish date: January 1st 2009
Publisher: Vintage Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense,
Psychological Thriller,
Fiction
I read this in January but am reviewing in August, so this should be fun. A family is murdered in their home by their illiterate housekeeper, after one of the family members, Melinda (?) discovers her dark secret. Melinda is generally a good egg and becomes curious about their seemingly perfect-in-a...
the tone is too high-handed&a tad preachy. i couldn't like any of the character. i think rendell also pushing it too hard for illiteracy being the main cause of the murder.
Çok gıcık bir karakteri vardı bu kitabın. Evde bulup ince diye okumuştum ama kitaba dalıp kadını boğasım gelmişti hala hatırlıyorum. Cehalet gerçekten kötü bir şeymiş yani, okuyamadığı için bütün bir aileyi öldürüyor, kendini ezik hissettiğinden felandı. Birisi bir şeyi oku diyince çıldırma derecesi...
Jacqueline and George are each in their second marriages; his first wife died, her husband deserted her. They are both very happy, and George, wealthy owner of a factory, has purchased a huge Victorian home that is just too large for Jacqueline to manage. Most of the children have left home except f...
From the first sentence, Rendell tells what happened to the Coverdale family and why and then proceeds to show how the tragedy inevitably came about. Always listed as one of the top mysteries, and I totally agree.
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