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金のために殺人を犯した電気屋兼大工のフィン。宝くじで大金を手にした会計士のマーティン。この二人の男の日々が交互につづられる。

仕事、良友に恵まれたマーティンは、宝くじの金を不幸な人々へ寄付を続ける生真面目な性格。宝くじを勧めてくれた友人ティムに内緒にしていることに後ろめたさを覚えている。ある日、マーティンは美しい人妻フランチェスカと出会い、心を奪われていく…。

マーティンという実直な男の、融通の利かなさや、奥底に秘めた感情(!)が明らかになる過程が面白い。フランチェスカとの秘事は、実は…というのは予想ができる。彼女の正体を知った時の、マーティンの行動は想像を絶するのだが。

殺人者フィンとどう運命が交錯するのかがさっぱり分からず、クライマックスの思わぬ展開に著者の巧さを思い知ることになる。そして、やっぱり、後味が悪い…。

Never disappoints good price too

Really enjoyed the book.

This is actually worth 4 1/2 stars. I love how Ruth Rendell creates claustrophobic atmospheres and fills them with people who may not be very likeable but who you still care about and don't want to see come to grief, even though this being Rendell, you know that is going to happen. The ending was really good. A very satisfying read.

Good book keeping you guessing with its twists and turns to the very last page. But spoiled by the badly copied wording and dreadful punctuation. Poor Ruth.

Thank you. As stated. Good service.

Great story and loved the way the two threads to the book eventually merge. But what a pity that my enjoyment was somewhat spoiled by random capital letters, hyphens and commas appearing all over the place for no reason whatsoever. Awful proof reading!

Excellent

as always, a good read, hard to put down til I finished,

None of the characters came across as someone you would want to know! Well observed, cunning little twists and turns, a good light read.

well written story with surprise ending

A thriller with unexpected twists. Recommended.

Ok

The best Ruth Rendell book I've read so far. A truly superlative story - brilliantly
written.

Ruth paints her characters with unerring brush strokes, economically building the story, their story, into a vivid climax that you know must come, but that you cannot predict. Gripping.

Rendall is smart and insightful. How does she do it? Or, how did she do it? I get done with her canon, and then start over.
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Excellent

Rendell at her very very best.

The late, GREAT Ruth Rendell. The best ever!

I had read this book before but had given it away and I wanted my husband to read it to introduce him to Ruth Rendell. I've loved her novels for years but he had never read any of them. He loved it and is now reading another one of her books. Ruth Rendell can really make you feel like the characters are real. I love her writing style and can't wait for her next book. In my opinion, this story is one of her best. I could read it again!