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rosekk's review against another edition
3.0
It was short, which had the advantage of making it easy to read, but the disadvantage of not having much space/time for me to get attached to any of the characters (or to really remember all their names and relations).
bucherca49's review against another edition
4.0
The murder is set in a community of mostly upper middle class families, who live in large houses built on the land that was once the "Manor" of Old Marvell. Following Old Marvell's death, the Palladian manor house was torn down and the land developer built eight houses (all designed in different styles) around a green and a pond. Old Marvell's son Crispin, lives in a bungalow, converted from four almshouses. A plaque over the front door reads "1722. Andreas Quercus Fecit." He spends his time writing a history of Chantefleur Abbey and tending his bees. in this setting, where there are unhappy couples, adulteries, cruelties, and financial instabilities, a death occurs.
maccymacd's review against another edition
4.0
I was genuinely surprised that Ruth Rendell was really quite amusing in her novels. I found 'To Fear a Painted Devil' most enjoyable. A group of friends meet for a party at a country house, but when one dies of what is assumed to be a wasp sting, the fingers start pointing in all directions.
I loved the twist at the end. I never thought I would read Ruth Rendell as someone who has similar traits as Agatha Christie when plotting her murders, but in this stoy I found that to be the case. I loved all the characters as well, especially the ones having secret affairs with each other...
I loved the twist at the end. I never thought I would read Ruth Rendell as someone who has similar traits as Agatha Christie when plotting her murders, but in this stoy I found that to be the case. I loved all the characters as well, especially the ones having secret affairs with each other...
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