Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 6/21/2019 + 1032 more book reviews

No need to have read any others in this series. Having read a few of the later ones in past years, and now starting at the beginning, I'm still surprised that Wexford is such a different character than the one I remember. It will be interesting to see how that changes, but I inadvertently skipped nos. 3 and 4 without realizing it, and for now Wexford is still rude and curmudgeonly. I like all the literary references Rendell throws in, although I don't recognize most of them, but looking them up can be fun. I liked following the duo as they track down the clues - I didn't try to guess the villain - and I would have been way wrong in the motive. Also interesting is a look back at 1970 attitudes.

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