RUTH RENDELL

I have placed "sizzler ratings" next to books read, even if the review hasn't been added at this time.

To fear a painted devil		The Killing Doll
Vanity dies hard		The Tree of Hands
The Secret House of Death		The Keys to the Street
One across, two down		Blood lines
The face of trespass		Live Flesh
A demon in my view		The Crocodile Bird
A judgement in stone		Going wrong
Make death love me		The Bridesmaid
Master of the Moor		Talking to strange men
Chief Inspector Wexford novels
From Doon with Death		Death notes
Sins of the fathers		Speaker of Mandarin
Wolf to the Slaughter		An unkindness of Ravens
No more dying then		The Veiled One
Murder being once done		Kissing the Gunner's daughter
Some lie and some die		Simisola
Shake hands for ever		Road Rage
A sleeping wife

Sub-category: Detective/mystery
The plot: A bypass is proposed through Framhurst Great Woods in Kingsmarkham. With the intial clearing of nettles to move some badgers, a body is found. Kingsmarkham police know who the body is. Detective Inspector Wexford is uncertain as to who the killer is, but his partner, Inspector Burden, knows who the killer is. As the two embark upon getting the proof, 5 people suddenly disappear, including Wexfords wife. There seems to be a connection between the killer and missing 5 people, and the environmentalists protesting the development of the bypass at Framhurst Great Woods. The Kingsmarkham police, led by Wexford, begin investigating as time runs out for the kidnap victims...
Comment: A nice little read. Slightly misleading title but an enjoyable mystery.
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