The very title evokes a certain image: the typical "girl next door" in all her apple-cheeked wholesomeness. But what will the reader discover in this story? In all her golden career as a crime writer, Ruth Rendell has always produced solid, well-crafted narratives of suburban life, many of them featuring traditional detection in the form of her much-loved Inspector Wexford.
Reported by Independent 4 days ago.
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