もはや死は存在しない

ウェクスフォード警部シリーズ⑥。

二件の少年、少女の失踪事件を捜査する警部らが描かれたミステリ。

公園から少年が行方不明になり警察に緊張が走る。少し前に帰宅途中の少女が忽然と消えたのだった。やがて少女の死体が見つかり、騒然となる町。二つの事件の顛末は？…

…の真相究明より、本作品は，妻が急逝した部下バーデンの、少年の母へのよろめきが主軸である。堅物バーデンが自身の子供らを顧みず、シングルマザーへのめり込んでいく姿は、シリーズの読者として軽い衝撃を受けた。

著者ならではで、のぼせ上がり理性を失った男の心理描写は巧み。肉体的なつながりで精神的の均衡を保とうとする二人。この擬似的な愛？の顛末と、事件の決着の付け方には、好き嫌いがあるかも。

Donating awful

This one kept me puzzled until the end. This type of mystery where you don't have all the clues until the reveal is hard to pull off without being annoying. This was a good one.

Better than the last one; less predictable . Will continue with next in series. Rendell was good at getting inside characters

A gem read.

It is a joy to read the stories of this author.

Great writing as always by the mistress of crime novels

good murder mystery

Most enjoyable next book in the series

Excellent book had me gripped from the start

COMING OFF OF READING ALL THE PD JAMES MYSTERIES - AND ENJOYING ALL ASPECTS OF THEM! - I WAS CASTING ABOUT FOR A SUBSTITUTE AND AFTER TRYING 'MORSE' AND DOROTHY SAYERS, I HAVE LANDED ON RUTH RENDELL AND HAVE ENJOYED ALL THE BOOKS I AM READING. I LIKE TO AND HAVE BEGUN W/ HER FIRST AND AM READING THEM CONSECUTIVELY. I LIKE THE MAIN CHARACTER, INSPECTOR WEXFORD AND THE OTHER ATTRACTIVE, INTERESTING MAIN CHARACTERS; HER PLOT STYLE; THE LOVELY BRIT SETTINGS: MY CUP OF TEA!

Excellent Ruth Rendell, love this series with Inspector Wexford.

Como sempre, os livros de Ruth Rendell são muito interessantes. Gosto especialmente da série do Inspetor Wexford, como este.
Indico para quem gosta de romances policiais de bom nível, com personagens verossímeis e enredos que prendem a atenção.

Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford is a perennial favorite.

A thoughtful but fun view of high and low society.

Good series, I will read more.

As good as all the others

Ok

Good read

Very much in line with the Ruth Rendell series of Inspector Wexford, well worth reading