Murder Being Once Done
by Ruth Rendell
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Author: Ruth RendellEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-03-30
ISBN: 0375704884
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: A great mystery - circa 1972 - for fans of Inspector Wexford
Summary: 5 Stars
An interesting story, fun to read... This book is copyright 1972. I wish Amazon would tell you the year of a book's original publication in its data about a book. Sometimes you want to read a an author's work, or (especially) a series, in the order that the books appeared, and with re-issues, Amazon doesn't help you figure the order out... But I digress. Murder being once done: Reg Wexford is here, and he's great. It is hard to believe that this character has been around for so long. Dora is here, but plays a very minor role, and although the story says that they have been married for many years, there is no mention of their children... Anyway, this is a well-written police procedural mystery, interesting characters, lots of plot twists about babies, unwed mothers, and adoption, and an interesting side story about a cult. You can see a bit of 1972 in the story, but not much - it reads as if it were set in the present time. It is as good as any Inspector Wexford story, and I was delighted to find it - I keep thinking I have read them all. If you have read this far into this review, you must be a fan of Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford, and I assure you, you will like this book.
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