Thorndike Core: The Monster in the Box (Hardcover)

from sogamonk

another great book in the Inspector Wexford series. As usual, Rendell is a master at tying loose ends. Also seeing into Wexford's past was a bittersweet addition to the story.

from YogiABB

"The Monster in the Box" is an English psychological murder mystery staring Inspector Wexford. Inspector Wexford is lots different from the American detectives in other books that I've been reading lately. His main technique is to ask suspects and witnesses lots and lots of questions and then pon...

from sogamonk

another great book in the Inspector Wexford series. As usual, Rendell is a master at tying loose ends. Also seeing into Wexford's past was a bittersweet addition to the story.

from naimahaviland

Ruth Rendell is one of my favorite authors and I like the Wexford series, but this one was a little slow for me. I hung in there, though, and felt rewarded at the end. The plot: a serial killer has stalked Inspector Wexford for decades but there has never been overt evidence linking him to the cr...

from debs913

Inspector Wexford just knows that the man walking his dog has killed someone, maybe several someones. He obsesses throughout the book, trying to find some proof that Targo is a killer. Meanwhile, his assistant is also trying to prove a crime has been committed or is being planned. The two muck ab...