Marianne Perry's Blog - Posts Tagged "serial-killers"

Intriguing plot but suspense drawn out. Too much verbal wandering. Character introspection carries on past necessary and becomes redundant. For most part, Ruth Rendell's characters well-developed and book's best feature. The mentally challenged, Will Corbett summons our care and concern as does the nefarious Jeremy Quick-Alexander Gibbons. Re the latter, Rendell arouses our sympathy re his personal history. Zenaib keeps us laughing but also, as her background unfolds, reflecting on her motivations and we feel pity yet admire the steely Inez Ferry. Interactions among characters and antique shop setting plus London description also well done. Recommend it for these reasons.