Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed A Guilty Thing Surprised (Chief Inspector Wexford, Bk 5) on + 1032 more book reviews
No need to have read any others in this series. Having read a few of the later ones in past years, and now starting at the beginning, I'm still surprised that Wexford is such a different character than the one I remember. It will be interesting to see how that changes, but I inadvertently skipped nos. 3 and 4 without realizing it, and for now Wexford is still rude and curmudgeonly. I like all the literary references Rendell throws in, although I don't recognize most of them, but looking them up can be fun. I liked following the duo as they track down the clues - I didn't try to guess the villain - and I would have been way wrong in the motive. Also interesting is a look back at 1970 attitudes.
Pamela S. (PamLS) reviewed A Guilty Thing Surprised (Chief Inspector Wexford, Bk 5) on + 27 more book reviews
A beloved wife is murdered when she goes for an evening walk. The series is getting better and better. Insp. Wexford and Det. Burden are more lifelike and real. They sift through the clues and in the process you get a good sense of the village and the suspects.
