Being an Inspector Wexford fan, I eagerly grabbed this latest Rendell, only to be very disappointed at the beginning, convinced that even she at last was 'written out' and reduced to writing pot-boilers. Enormous pretension, erroneous assumption. Wily Rendell leads us up the garden path with her hesitations and 'futile' reminiscences, and her new 'Wexford' is a tour de force. As usual!
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 55 Winter 2010 ) |
