Paperback, 240 pages
English language
Published June 26, 2007 by Ballantine Books.
Dazzling psychological suspense. Razor-sharp dialogue. Plots that catch and hold like a noose. These are the hallmarks of crime legend Ruth Rendell, “the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world” (Time magazine). From Doon with Death, now in a striking new paperback edition, is her classic debut novel -- and the book that introduced one of the most popular sleuths of the twentieth century.
There is nothing extraordinary about Margaret Parsons, a timid housewife in the quiet town of Kingsmarkham, a woman devoted to her garden, her kitchen, her husband. Except that Margaret Parsons is dead, brutally strangled, her body abandoned in the nearby woods.
3.5 stars
It's really interesting seeing the reveal coming but knowing when this was written in the 60s that everyone would have been SUPER shocked.
3.5 stars
It's really interesting seeing the reveal coming but knowing when this was written in the 60s that everyone would have been SUPER shocked.
First Book of the series. An enjoyable read. I will try others in the series.
Still prefer [a:R.D. Wingfield|393103|R.D. Wingfield|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg] - [b:Frost At Christmas|1056797|Frost At Christmas (Inspector Frost, #1)|R.D. Wingfield|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg|1098467] where multiple story lines congeal at the end. If these are half as good as the Frost series they will be Good.
