A review by kikiandarrowsfishshelf
Asta's Book by Barbara Vine, Ruth Rendell

5.0

Whoa, I so did not see that coming.

The first Vine book I read was [b:The Blood Doctor|508915|The Blood Doctor|Barbara Vine|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266572729s/508915.jpg|3373001] and while I could figure out where the book was going, it was still compelling.

This book is great. You think you have it figured out, then you're wrong. Then you think "aha", but still no.

My only quibble is that three of the chapters were rather, well, dry. I understand why they were dry (it was trial transcripts), but still.

Awesome. Vine does a really good job with the character of Ann. The behavior fits and some of the dialogue is wonderfully done.