Not in the Flesh: A Wexford Novel (Inspector Wexford Mystery)
Crown - Crown
Release date: 2008-06-10
Hardcover
Author: Ruth Rendell
English Mystery & Suspense Fiction, Mystery And Suspense Fiction, Fiction, Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Mystery/Suspense, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British, Mystery & Detective - Traditional British, England, Police, Sussex, Wexford, Inspector (Fictitious character)
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Not in the Flesh: A Wexford Novel (Inspector Wexford Mystery)
Date undefinedReg Wexford is one of the good guys in English crime fiction. Humane and genuine, he has managed to avoid become jaded during the course of his long career. In Not in the Flesh, Wexford and his capable staff must grapple with the discovery of not one, but two, long dead bodies, in a secluded little village. There is no dearth of suspects among the eccentric, somewhat reclusive inhabitants. A compelling subplot centers upon the practice of female genital mutilation among England's Somali immigrant population. While this custom is against British law, many Somali families nevertheless find secretive ways to modify the bodies of their daughters. Wexford's daughter appeals to her father to help stem the practice.
It is a pleasure to follow Wexford and his team as they, first, ferret out clues to crimes that occurred, in secret, a decade ago. Secondly, they must fit the disparate pieces into a coherent pattern, despite their certain knowledge that many of their interview subjects are less than truthful. The resolution of these plots relies upon coincidence in places, but the writing and the characterizations are so sharp that it's worth overlooking that factor. Careful attention is required to follow the twists and turns of this investigation.
Not in the Flesh: A Wexford Novel (Inspector Wexford Mystery)
Date undefinedStill quality writing I've come to expect from Ruth Rendell. No surprise (to me) ending that she sometimes gives. A good read.
Not in the Flesh: A Wexford Novel (Inspector Wexford Mystery)
Date undefinedIt had been some time since I'd read a Ruth Rendell or a Barbara Vine (she is so prolific I get mixed up - which have I read yet and which haven't I)? I thoroughly enjoyed this book and plan to go back now and catch up with a few books I know I've missed.
This book was all the more enjoyable to me because the much-ballyhooed book I'd brought with me to read on vacation in the Netherlands was a huge disappointment...overwritten and boring. So I was forced to scour the English-language shelves of the local stores where I found Not in the Flesh. So glad I did. May Ms. Rendell continue to entertain us with her writing for a few more decades.
