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Title: The Lake of Darkness by Ruth Rendell, Ruth Rendell ISBN: 0-375-70497-3 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: 09 January, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY...
Comment: Ruth Rendell is a fabulous British author who has churned out mystery after mystery filled with dark, demented twists. This is another tautly plotted, well crafted mystery with characters that, though seemingly normal, are just a tad off the beaten path.
This book features Martin Urban, a staid and somewhat stuffy young man who would have felt at home in Victorian England. Martin wins a very large sum of money in a football pool with a little help from Tim Sage, an old friend of his. Altruistic and given to some rather god-like pronouncements, Martin wishes to give the money away to the deserving poor, in order to enable them to buy a home. Poor Martin, there are none so blind, as those who will not see.
Beset by subliminal homo-erotic thoughts regarding Tim Sage, he meets a mysterious young woman named Francesca, who is as demure and submissive as a Victorian maiden and captures his heart. Unfortunately, she is bound to another. All, however, is not as Martin thinks that it is.
Enter Finn, the twisted son of Lena, former cleaning lady to Martin's mother. When Finn's path crosses that of Martin's, during one of Martin's fumbling attempts to give some of his winnings away, a very clever dialogue ensues between these two with some unexpected, deadly results.
Fans of Ms. Rendell will not be disappointed by this book. It is filled with the slightly off-beat characters for which she is known, some of whom harbor dark twisted thoughts, while others are entirely socio-pathic. Well-written is spare, clear prose and filled with enough twists and turns to satisfy the most discerning of readers, this is another gem in Ms. Rendell's treasure trove of mysteries.
Rating: 5
Summary: Delightful
Comment: I went to my library to check out "A Sight for Sore Eyes" as I was trying to describe it to a friend and wanted to re-read it for some details. Discovered "The Lake of Darkness" on the Ruth Rendell shelf.
What a great book! I could hardly put it down. I loved the ending where the bad guy forgets one very important detail and can't do anything about it. We assume that he will be caught, but don't know for sure.
What I like about this book was that the characters seem to be normal, but they are anything but. It makes one wonder what ones neighbors might really be doing.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a great story.
Rating: 5
Summary: Rendell is amazing
Comment: The woman never ceases to amaze me. I have read so many Rendell/Vine books and just can't stop. So few authors can look into the warped, secret side of someone the world perceives as normal in the acutely fascinating way she does. No skipping words or pages in her books.
'Darkness' ranks as one of the most perfectly crafted mysteries ever written. When all the pieces fit so beautifully--without stretching and reaching, without the reader thinking he's on a fictional ride--so perfectly, it is physically satisfying. The reader feels like one of the gods on Olympus looking down on these characters who stumble inexorably into what is to be their fate.
At the end of this book, I sat back and sighed with satisfaction. Yes, brilliant, Ruth. How do you do it?
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Title: A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell, Ruth Rendell ISBN: 0375704965 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: 04 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: A Demon in My View by Ruth Rendell, Ruth Rendell ISBN: 0375704914 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: 04 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Shake Hands Forever by Ruth Rendell, Ruth Rendell ISBN: 0375704957 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: 11 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: The Babes in the Wood: A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery by RUTH RENDELL ISBN: 140004930X Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: A Sleeping Life by RUTH RENDELL ISBN: 0375704930 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: 11 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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