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laila4343's review against another edition
3.0
This one centers on a hippie music festival in the early 70's. Young woman found with her face bashed in, killed a few days before the concert started. Wexford and Burden are on the case. These mysteries are strangely addictive.
ianl1963's review against another edition
3.0
Audio book Nigel Anthony excellent.
Surely a ghost writer?
Surely a ghost writer?
jo_dd's review against another edition
4.0
I love a good murder mystery and there are few better exponents of them than RR. However, as someone else said, a break from these books may be a good idea as it's all seeming just a bit too familiar. Still, love the 'order out of chaos' that a crime book brings. Nearing the end of the book now and, as usual, not at all sure who did it!
slipperose's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
alisongodfrey's review against another edition
3.0
Not one of my favourite Ruth Rendell books. I did like this Wexford story but the ending was too disappointing.
markdudley's review against another edition
4.0
Best yet (I am reading in order). Certainly the most 'modern' of the eight to date. Wexford is more rounded now, but I am still struggling with Burden.
carrie562's review against another edition
3.0
A good solid murder mystery/crime procedural with Rendell's characteristic emphasis on the psychology of the participants than the details of the crime itself. In fact, I felt she cut some corners here on the plot, because the crime was almost tangential to the story she really wanted to tell and the characters she wanted to explore. At one point, she practically breaks the fourth wall by having Wexford say "I am starting to feel like we are losing sight of [the victim], that she's fading into the background."
lorkay's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
gifflesnooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
carolsnotebook's review against another edition
4.0
A more fulfilling mystery, although I have the feeling it’s still not her best. I found Wexford’s way of looking at the whole situation, the ins and outs of people’s relationships, their secrets and their desires, rather than just the blood spot on the wall remarkable. However, I think the revealing of the killer was a little disappointing. It’s a fairly short book and the killer is not truly the bad guy, but I just don’t think we were given enough insight into his thought-process to make the killing believable.