Suspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent story-telling . . . credible and convincing

Josephine Tey enjoys a category to herself, as a virtuoso in the spurious ... the nature of the deception on this occasion is too good to give away

Really first class . . . a continual delight

Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable

A firm grasp of social concerns ensure that her novels are reflective of our own times, as well as hugely absorbing

This is Rendell on cracking form, with the entire accoutrements one expects from her

[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age

It's not often you pick up a book where the plot is technically perfect, where the characters all come off the page perfectly formed and the writing is so good that it's impossible to spot an unnecessary word, but which still managed to be a damn good story. I was still reading at 2 o'clock this morning...

Psychologically acute and extremely disturbing, Ruth Rendell's work is outstanding

The writing is lean and mean, and the climax will blow you away

Compelling

There is no doubt that Crime is a page-turner