Read by.................. Terence Hardiman
Abr/Unabr.............. Unabridged
Genre................... Fiction - Mystery
Source................... Cassette Tapes
Series Name..............Inspector Wexford
Position in Series.... ..1
Encoder.................. Fraunhofer (JetAudio 6.2)
Encoded at.............. CBR 32 kbit/s 22050 Hz Mono
Id3 Tags................. Yes ~~ ID3 v1.2 ~~ ID3 v2.3
# Of MP3 Files......... 8
Total Size.............. 75 MB
Total Runtime......... 5 Hours 21 Mins

Synopsis:
Margaret Parsons is dead. She appeared to lead a very dull life. She had
been a "good" woman. Religious, old-fashioned, and respectable, her life had
been as spotless and ordinary as her home, as unexciting and dependable as
her marriage.
However, it was not because of her life that Chief Inspector Wexford got
involved, but her death... How is it possible that a woman who had led such
a quiet, respectable, unspectacular life could have met such a death of
passion and violence? To Wexford, it simply does not make sense, until he
begins to slowly uncover the layers of Margaret Parsons' real life...
This, the first Wexford novel and Rendell's debut in the world of the
published writer, is a remarkable crime novel, for several reasons. Firstly,
and most importantly of course, it is an excellent mystery; a brilliant
puzzle, worthy of Agatha Christie. The investigation twists and turns down
unexpected paths, and the diligent Inspector Wexford follows each clue
faithfully, until the entirely satisfying and surprising solution. However,
unlike Christie, Rendell's mystery is more rounded. It is more socially
conscious (although that's not at al to say that some of Christie's weren't;
she was excellent at the divide between the upper- and lower-classes), the
characters are more real, more developed, more human and thus more
interesting. The writing is also better; more compelling, with greater
clarity; precision.



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