The Veiled One
A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery, Book 14
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Narrated by:
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Robin Bailey
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By:
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Ruth Rendell
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Concealed by a shroud of dirty brown velvet was what looked like a heap of rags. In a desolate subterranean car park of a Shopping Centre, Dorothy Sanders pulled back the velvet curtain revealing the grim discovery of a woman’s body. Inspector Michael Burden, for a while conducting the investigation without the help of Wexford’s intuitive genius, blunders down a number of blind alleys before uncovering the truth. Who would garrote a middle-aged housewife and leave her body in the parking garage of a suburban shopping mall? Chief Inspector Wexford is no sooner on the case than a car bomb's explosion lands him in the hospital. It's now up to Mike Burden to step in and solve the case. He's got a suspect . . . but will he be able to make him talk?
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- finnea
- 15-07-2024
Better written than much contemporary crime
You have to approach Wexford/Rendell books like historical novels set in the 80s as some elements (social conventions, forensics) are now a bit dated -- but these mysteries are so much better written than many contemporary police procedurals in terms of the observational detail, characterisation and psychology. Rendell is a brilliant story teller who knows how to construct a mystery. This one is hard to guess with a few twists and turns at the end.
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- Jennie
- 13-12-2023
Wexford at his best.
The characters seem to come to life in a good story of country living in England.
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- Jillian White
- 22-11-2023
The Veiled One
Rendell’s psychotic killers never fail to stretch the imagination! The storyline isn’t as gripping as others by the same author but non the less a good performance to
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- Anonymous User
- 29-11-2022
Cracker of a story.
Exciting and a bit complex but not taxing. A bit spooky but not too horrifying.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-06-2022
Another Wexford Intrigue
An easy read with a surprising suspect and psychological twist. The reader is so in tune with the characters that the are distinct and come to life with conviction.
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