A review by andyshute
An Unkindness of Ravens by Ruth Rendell

4.0

I really liked this one. The central mystery is compelling, getting more complex and sinister at the book progresses. The gender and sexual politics are perhaps somewhat dated now but Rendell portrays the radical feminist movement through the empathic and liberal interested lens of Wexford so it creates an interesting counterpart and frequently upsets expectation.

I'm not always a fan of the 'lets share a pint while I explain the whole plot' approach to thriller denouements but here it seemed to work and it's a genuinely intriguing solution.

Burden gets more to do here, becoming a father again and having more input into the plot. While Wexford has deepened as a character, it's Mike who's really developed.

Annoyingly the local library doesn't have all of the remaining audiobook versions so I might have to figure out where to get the rest.