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| Original Title: | The Rottweiler |
| ISBN: | 1400095883 (ISBN13: 9781400095889) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Ruth Rendell
Paperback | Pages: 352 pages Rating: 3.41 | 2074 Users | 199 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Rottweiler |
| Author | : | Ruth Rendell |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
| Published | : | September 13th 2005 by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard (first published 2003) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Thriller. Mystery Thriller |
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The first victim had bite marks on her neck so the London papers nicknamed her killer, “the Rottweiler.” He has been stalking the small and diverse London community of Lisson Grove, where Inez Ferry runs an antique shop frequented by a motley collection of eccentric individuals. When the Rottweiler’s trinkets start showing up in the shop, suddenly, everyone Inez knows is a suspect, and the killer feels all too close. Enthralling and deeply unsettling, The Rottweiler alternates expertly between the mind of a psychopath and the daily affairs of those living in his shadow. It is a transfixing mystery that only Ruth Rendell could write.Rating Containing Books The Rottweiler
Ratings: 3.41 From 2074 Users | 199 ReviewsArticle Containing Books The Rottweiler
The unmistakable stench of potboiler wafts around this book. I'm guessing she was a bit short of cash when she penned this one.My very first Ruth Rendell! A murdered woman his found with savage bite marks, so the press christen her killer 'The Rottweiler'. From the viewpoints of a diverse group of tenants and the killer himself, Rendell weaves quite a compelling tale in a London that I fond both real and interesting. I suppose I had some perceptions of what Ruth Rendell would write about, and was surprised with the secondary theme of the changing face of London and it's growing diversiy; however she didn't appear to
In short, I found this novel provided a mainly enjoyable journey, but a distinctly disappointing destination.Typically, Ruth Rendells works are austere and monochromatic; this was a complete contrast more like an episode of Eastenders, tongue in cheek and controversial, the colourful characters plentifully endowed with quirks and peccadillos; oh, and a bloody good sprinkling of industrial language!It is set around an antiques-shop-cum-apartment-block in the vicinity of Londons Edgware Road, the
The Rottweiler of the title refers not to a dog, but rather a mis-named serial killer. There is a wealth of characters here to wonder about, many of them with their own complex (even sad) storylines. The serial killer is garrotting pretty young women with alarming frequency. Inez owns an antique store and the flats above it and the reader becomes enmeshed in the lives of Inez, her tenants and her consistently late employee. Ruth Rendells storylines and characters are always complex and this is
A serial killer is on the loose in London, apparently leaving his victims with a bite mark (hence the nickname 'The Rottweiler') and taking a personal item of the victim. But this is not the whole truth as the bite mark is a kind of urban legend with only the first victim having it (and that too by her boyfriend). But as the media doesn't usually care for niceties such as the truth and is more concerned with the level of sensation a news can create, it continues referring to the killer as 'The
I am finally catching up with my neglected reviews. As ever, I enjoyed reading this earlier work by Rendell. It had a few problems, one of which was the huge cast of characters- well over 20. This necessitated a recent device that I have employed, creating a list of names and their roles. These folks were called for in the story and I often had to recheck their identities!Although this author's books are far from typical mystery novels, she frequently spent too much time on extraneous items.
This book is not part of the Wexford series....instead it takes place in a busy little antique shop on a quiet street in London. The owner, Inez, also lives there and rents three flats on the upper floors to a strange mix of people. A young man of very limited intelligence who works for a builder; a Russian (or not) woman who has a much younger boyfriend living with her; and an apparently successful self-employed computer analyst. A man, nicknamed the Rottweiler, who kills young women with a
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