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laila4343's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good - a little long for my taste, but still enjoyable, if only because Reg Wexford is so appealing and human. Plus, I kind of thought I knew who one of the killers was before he figured it out - a first for me!
plantsandbooksandrocks's review against another edition
1.5
I really didn’t like this book. I picked it up for a light summer read. I like some of Rendell’s/Barbara Vine’s mysteries for easy reads, but this one was too transparent.
ianl1963's review against another edition
3.0
Audiobook, reader Robon Bailey; passable.
Unreliable author and inspector again IMHO! :-)
Unreliable author and inspector again IMHO! :-)
margaret21's review against another edition
4.0
A good read. A policeman is murdered almost on page 1. Three family members are murdered a few pages later. They're unconnected events of course. Or are they? It's the 3 murders however which occupy most of the book. The deceased are a woman, her husband, her daughter. Her granddaughter, though injured in the massacre, survives.
Several suspects, so little to go on. Inspector Wexford follows several false trails. The characters, even minor ones, are well drawn, and so when the murderer is revealed, on almost the last page, it's a real surprise.... but a believable one
Several suspects, so little to go on. Inspector Wexford follows several false trails. The characters, even minor ones, are well drawn, and so when the murderer is revealed, on almost the last page, it's a real surprise.... but a believable one
nictans_001's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
tri_lo_bite's review against another edition
4.0
It takes a lot to get me shaken while reading a mystery, but this one definitely shook me to my core.
Although truly not much happens, there are so many moving pieces and missing people that are or aren’t actually missing, and separate murders and different police POVs that it wasn’t a clear read. Which I think only enhances the unsettlingness of this story.
4 stars
Although truly not much happens, there are so many moving pieces and missing people that are or aren’t actually missing, and separate murders and different police POVs that it wasn’t a clear read. Which I think only enhances the unsettlingness of this story.
4 stars
wiseowl33's review against another edition
4.0
Great mystery. I will have to read more of this series!
gifflesnooks's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5