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title: "A Guilty Thing Surprised: Inspector Wexford Book 5"
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# A Guilty Thing Surprised: Inspector Wexford Book 5

**Brand:** ruth rendell
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    WORDSWORTH, BYRON, AND…OH MY!…
  

*by L***U on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 18, 2021*

Beautiful and gracious Elizabeth Nightingale reigns like a beloved chatelaine in her country manor home with her rich and handsome husband, Quentin. The only fly in her ointment appears to be her brother, Denys Villiers. Though he is great friends with Quentin, the consensus appears to be that there is no love lost between brother and sister. Still life goes on. Til one day, it simply doesn’t. Elizabeth goes for a nocturnal stroll, one from which she is never to return. It turns out that in the forest surrounding the manor, she would have a run in with death.When Chief Inspector Wexford is called in on the case, along with his partner in crime, Inspector Burden, he finds a household that is quite upset. Yet, not all is it seems. Perhaps the Quentin marriage was not quite as idyllic as was purported. As he and Burden peal back the labyrinthine layers, it would appear that one person has grossly underestimated Chief Inspector Wexford.I really enjoy these  Chief Inspector Wexford mysteries. This one was no exception. I respect his surprising erudition, when one least expects it. I appreciate the insights provided by Inspector Burden. It is when Chief inspector Wexford arrives at his Eureka moment, however, when all of the collective pieces of the puzzle finally fall into place, that I know the moment of truth has arrived. I loved this book and really look forward to reading the next one in the series.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Very literary
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 26, 2020*

All the literary allusions contribute to the plot. The conflicts and attractions that lead to death are well played. I have read several of th I s series in print and kindle. These kindle editions have numerous errors that should have been caught by a good proofreading.

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    Enjoyable mystery
  

*by S***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 27, 2013*

This is my first book from this writer and overall I really liked it. Nicely built mystery with all the proper clues and red herrings, such a typically British Inspector. I am sure when I will read more stories with him, his character will built up more in my head, but even after one book I liked him.Some reviews built the ending as shocking, I have to say maybe I have read too much about darker side of human nature, but I did not find it particularly shocking. Unexpected, yes, properly foreshadowed, but unexpected, not shocking. On the other side, apparently it was published for the first time in 1970 (this is book number five in the series and she is up to book 23 if I am not mistaken?) so maybe it was shocking for 1970.

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