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The Vault
The Vault: An Inspector Wexford Novel | Ruth Rendell
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When four bodies are discovered in a house in St. John's Wood, former Chief Inspector Wexford is pulled out of retirement to follow a complex trail of clues, only to have his life thrown into turmoil by a devastating personal tragedy.
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An enjoyable mystery about the recently retired inspector Wexford helping to solve a case in London. Apparently this is a kind of sequel to one of Rendell's psychological thrillers.

A lot of people reviewed this book negatively, but I enjoyed it. I wonder if somebody the errors people complained about were corrected in the paperback edition or if they refer to the intentional errors Rendell seems to incorporate into most of her Wexford books. ⬇️

zsuzsanna_reads Characters, including Wexford, often get details or names wrong in dialogue or when their thoughts are described. Which, to me, just adds to the realism. 5y
gradcat I so miss Insp. Wexford & Mike Burden.... 5y
zsuzsanna_reads @gradcat there wasn't that much of Burden in this one, but lots about Wexford (retired) missing him. 5y
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"No, I have not taken your book and am not hiding my origami activities in the corner."

?♥️?♥️?

Edited to add: and it's always the last page she goes for!

#babiesoflitsy

Centique Awww she‘s so cute! 5y
JennyM He he, little monkey. Beautiful x 5y
TrishB But so happy! 5y
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Heideschrampf Look at that cheeky grin! Cute! #rasingreaders 5y
Sace So stinking CUTE! Makes me happy looking at this. 5y
saresmoore Oh, my goodness! Eep! ♥️♥️♥️ Love her little jammies, too! 5y
batsy Aww she's so pleased! Too cute 😍 5y
zsuzsanna_reads @RestlessFickleBookHoarder Thanks and I'm glad we could cheer you up 😀 5y
zsuzsanna_reads @batsy target nr 1: mum's glasses. Target nr 2: mum's books. 😁 5y
tpixie Lol she‘s so happy with herself!! 5y
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This has to be one of the worst books I've tried to read. Couldn't get halfway thru. No character development and writing is weird.

Teresereading I finished it, but I found the plot/editing great errors in the opening chapters annoying. It was very complicated and i wasn‘t 100% sure/satisfied that all the loose end were tied up correctly at the end. After I finished it 8 learned that it was a sequel to a non-Wexford title by Rendell 6y
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