Inspector Wexford Not in the Flesh, Book 21, (Paperback)

from jayne_charles

It's a long time since my last rendezvous with Wexford and his chums, and I have missed some of his more recent outings. It's interesting to note the way he reacts to changes in the world around him over the years. Now he's forced to drink wine the poor love, and all his staff have taken to calli...

from Jennie_103

Another classic Wexford novel but with hints of modern life such as "voicemail" and "electronic messages". Like Ian Rankin, Rendell uses a younger female character (Hannah) to give the modern policing feel whilst Wexford remains resolutely against all things "P-C" from ideas as simple as the metr...

from KarenAJeff

The twenty-first book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford. Searching for truffles in a wood, a man and his dog unearth something slightly less savoury - a human hand. The corpse, as Chief Inspector Wexford is informed later, has lain buried for ten years or so,...

from nbmars

I enjoyed this book but it didn't seem too different from the Inspector Lynley series by Elizabeth George, except for way better editing. There is the relatively well-adjusted Inspector (in this case, a family man who is even a grandfather), without an alcohol problem (although he likes a glass o...

from edecklund

It's difficult to review a mystery without giving too much away. In this case, all I need to say is that Ruth Rendell has written her typically good Chief Inspector Wexford mystery. The characters are familiar, they're older, but they act as they always have. A relatively new character, Detective...