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Fawcett (1989), 320 pages
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Who would garrote a middle-aged housewife and leave her body in the parking garage of a suburban shopping mall? Chief Inspector Wexford is no sooner on the case than a car bomb's explosion lands him in the hospital. It's now up to Mike Burden to step in and solve the case. He's got a suspect . . . but will he be able to make him talk?
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LibraryThing member CommonReeda
Good traditional police procedural but with Rendell's psychological edginess. Wexford gets hurt in this one.
LibraryThing member KeishonT
I finally understand why Ruth Rendell is considered the "queen of crime." Her books are loaded with excellent dialogue and suspense, well drawn character arcs and an appealing protagonist in Wexford. The story's title hints at the revelation of someone's true nature that has remained hidden. A
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woman is found dead in a car park. She was a domestic help worker and not very well liked because she gossiped a lot and did a lot of questionable things for her clients. The plot is rather involved and complex. Each layer removed one after the other to reveal a surprising ending. Highly recommend. I didn't read any of the previous books in the series and had no problem reading this one out of order. Show Less
LibraryThing member christinejoseph
Insp, Wexford Mystery (English) murder — your mother veiled one
Who would garrote a middle-aged housewife and leave her body in the parking garage of a suburban shopping mall? Chief Inspector Wexford is no sooner on the case than a car bomb's explosion lands him in the hospital. It's now up to
Who would garrote a middle-aged housewife and leave her body in the parking garage of a suburban shopping mall? Chief Inspector Wexford is no sooner on the case than a car bomb's explosion lands him in the hospital. It's now up to
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Mike Burden to step in and solve the case. He's got a suspect . . . but will he be able to make him talk? Show Less
LibraryThing member EmpressReece
Honestly I didnt care for this book as much as the others. Im not sure what it is about it. Partly I believe it was the way the ending was laid out. Rendell didnt do a very good job of summing up the story and Explaining who the murderer was at the end. Also, i just hard time reading parts of it. I
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noticed I start reading the same line over and over again. So anyways, I hope the next one is much better like the rest of the series Ive read so far. Show Less
LibraryThing member darylanderson
In The Veiled One, Chief Inspector Wexford and his longtime assistant Inspector Mike Burden investigate the murder of an older woman found strangled (or garroted) to death in a drab parking garage. Although Rendell demonstrates her usual mastery of psychology, both normal and abnormal, the plot
Early on, Wexford is removed from the investigation, bringing Burden front and center. Perhaps overly eager to prove his worth, Burden's prime suspect--actually his only suspect--is Clifford Sanders, a sad, obviously disturbed young man with the mother from hell. Burden pursues his quarry with a dogged enthusiasm that Inspector Javert might have envied. Again and again, Burden interrogates the young man for hours on end, certain that with the next interrogation, he'll finally confess. But somewhere along the way, their roles are reversed, with surprising and tragic consequences.
So despite its structural problems, the novel is worth reading, if only for those luscious scenes between Burden and Clifford.
[bookcover:The Veiled One|361611]
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creaks from the contrivances the writer forces on it. Simply put, too much happens by coincidence, which, in part, necessitates a long-winded denouement.Early on, Wexford is removed from the investigation, bringing Burden front and center. Perhaps overly eager to prove his worth, Burden's prime suspect--actually his only suspect--is Clifford Sanders, a sad, obviously disturbed young man with the mother from hell. Burden pursues his quarry with a dogged enthusiasm that Inspector Javert might have envied. Again and again, Burden interrogates the young man for hours on end, certain that with the next interrogation, he'll finally confess. But somewhere along the way, their roles are reversed, with surprising and tragic consequences.
So despite its structural problems, the novel is worth reading, if only for those luscious scenes between Burden and Clifford.
[bookcover:The Veiled One|361611]
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1988
Physical description
320 p.; 4.1 inches
ISBN
0345359941 / 9780345359940