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helen___'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
eswee's review against another edition
2.75
Not very special, but a nice palet cleansing, straight forward murder mystery from the seventies. Relaxing to read.
nichola's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I don't know if it's that I haven't noticed the lyrical quality of Rendell till now but that is surprisingly beautiful. I like Wexford definitelt grows on you as time passes. He has some very traditional views but that makes him more of a lens to see the world through and not actively unlikeable.
This was also interesting to see a really foul man be portrayed differently by different characters. It gives a lot of meaning to the complexity around the relationships people have to one another.
This was also interesting to see a really foul man be portrayed differently by different characters. It gives a lot of meaning to the complexity around the relationships people have to one another.
cmbohn's review
3.0
The bachelor party ends with the best man dead. Features Chief Inspector Wexford. Not one of her darkest books, but still not exactly light.
marystevens's review against another edition
3.0
Not one of her best. It's confusing and she's a bit sloppy in building the solution to the case.
bucherca49's review
4.0
This is the Wexford I remember! He loves his younger daughter Sheila the actor, and he quotes Shakespeare. And, as he says, he knows human nature. Burden moves into the background as the moralistic sidekick, and Wexford takes center stage as the detective who works out the solution based on evidence, intuition, and psychology. There are two cases to solve. Wexford begins with the murder of a "best man" for a wedding that is about to take place. A second case crops up related to the deaths of two people in an auto accident.
lenreadsalot's review
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
crazeedi73's review
4.0
This was the best inspector Wexford book so far in the series. Of course I am only at number 4 . I like the fact that the author Paul more of the inspectors family in this book