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A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell
5.0

What an amazing book. The fact that the mystery is solved in the first sentence of the book made for a surprisingly suspenseful read. So many turns of chance and miscommunication throughout the story for the reader to observe, flinching and cringing along the way.

I am madly in love with writing that uses an economy of words, and Ruth Rendell does not disappoint. The beauty and intensity she inspires with such concise, effective phrasing is delicious.