This is not the best Wexford installment. The mystery is not all that interesting, and Wexford is insufferable and little bit sexist. If you have not read Rendell before, this is not the one to start with.
My Square Markers and "Virgin" Bingo Card: "Virgin" card posted for ease of tracking and comparison, as called and read squares will, bit by bit, vanish behind my markers and everybody's cards are different. Black Kitty:Read but not called Black Vignette:Called but not read Black Kitty in Black ...
This is more Barbara Vine than Rendell, so you know what you are getting. It chronicles the discovery of two hands and the challenges that brings to a group of people - children in the second World War but 60 plus in the setting of the book. Like most of Rendell's books when she writers as Vine, the...
I bought this as I found out that it was the book upon which one of my favourite French films is based. "Betty Fisher et d'autres histoires" is a great film, mainly because of the plot. The film faithfully follows the book and the twists in the book make it well worth a read. Good characterisation a...
Read from October 22 to December 12, 2015 BABThttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06qhzp0Description: Ruth Rendell's final novel is a dark and atmospheric tale of psychological suspense read by Patricia Hodge.Budding crime writer Carl could do with some extra cash. Renting out the top part of his ho...
It truly saddens me to be writing a review of the very last novel written by Ruth Rendell, whom the literary world lost on May 2, 2015. I’ve been a longtime fan of Ms. Rendell’s work. She will be very much missed in the literary world and by this reader. As for her last book, it’s a perfect blend...
By: Ruth Rendell ISBN: 9781501119422 Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: 10/27/2015 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 3 Stars A special thank you to Scribner and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Ruth Rendell’s final novel DARK CORNERS an intriguing cat-and mouse-game ...
2 of 5 stars bookshelves: shortstory-shortstories-novellas, tbr-busting-2015, under-500-ratings, published-1995 Read from September 27 to 28, 2015 Read by Nigel Anthony Description: In this collection of stories, Ruth Rendell probes behind the patterns of everyday life to pinpoint the deceptio...
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