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About Ruth Rendell
See more books from this AuthorChief Inspector Wexford's 22nd case returns to the late 1990s--and revisits much older territory as well--in tracing his relationship with a respectable citizen he's certain is a murderer.
May 20 2010 | Read Full Review of The Monster in the Box: An In...In Edgar-winner Rendell's 22nd Inspector Wexford novel (after 2007's Not in the Flesh ), the British police detective confronts a man from his past, Eri
Aug 17 2009 | Read Full Review of The Monster in the Box: An In...off going back to Rendell’s earlier Wexford novels.
Jan 07 2011 | Read Full Review of The Monster in the Box: An In...The problem is that Wexford does not have a scintilla of proof that Targo has committed murder, and for many years, Wexford “had kept silent because he knew no one would believe him.” Â Targo has stalked, smirked at, and mocked Wexford, knowing that the chief inspector cannot touch him.
Oct 14 2009 | Read Full Review of The Monster in the Box: An In...Still, longtime Rendell fans probably will enjoy having a pivotal period in the redoubtable chief inspector's youth back-filled in this fashion, and Wexford remains one of those literary creations with whom spending time is pleasant, even when it's not particularly stimulating."
Oct 11 2009 | Read Full Review of The Monster in the Box: An In...An aggregated and normalized score based on 108 user ratings from iDreamBooks & iTunes