Center Point Platinum Mystery (Large Print): The St. Zita Society (Hardcover)

from idiotgirl

First Ruth Rendell book. This was such great fun. Dark humor. Just the right amount of movement forward, random events, eddies. I had tried another Rendell novel and couldn't get past the first chapters. In the mood I was in when I finished. A smile on my face--this is a 3.5. Listened on Audible.

from Ant.Harrison

I've been an avid fan of Ruth Rendell's work since the 1970s, and have enjoyed almost everything she's written, so it saddens me to say that I didn't think that her latest book is nowhere near her best. Her books are always a real treat, something to look forward to, and something to savour and e...

from Perednia

Ruth Rendell is, along with P.D. James, the jewel in the crown of British crime fiction after the first Golden Age. Her Inspector Wexford novels, stand-alones and deliciously creepy tales written as Barbara Vine have garnered fans and favorable critical attention for decades. In recent years, she...

from hashford

This review relates to the audio version. The story is set in Hexham Place, a little backwater in a fashionable (and expensive) part of London. Hexham Place has two distinct population groups - the employers (ie the rich people who own the houses) and the hired help; and June, assistant and compa...

from CasaBooks

I didn't dislike the book, but you'd be far better to read other Ruth Rendell books - have read several Inspector Wexford books (and have more in my library). The ones I've read are gripping and good mysteries with complex plots.This is more of an Upstairs Downstairs characters with a bit of crim...