Harm Done : A New Inspector Wexford Mystery

Rating:
Summary: very disappointed
Review: The Inspector Wexford series is one of my favorites. Rendell is at her best with this character. I was hungry for a mystery and bought it in hardback as soon as it appeared on the shelves and was glad to see how long it was. High expectation added to disappoinment. I agree with the other reviewers who found the book disappointing, politically correct, overwritten, and tedious. I would add that Inspector Wexford is not himself in No Harm Done-- readers who have not read any of the other Wexford mysteries will be pleasantly surprised to find a richer and less moralistic character. Don't give up because of No Harm Done.

Rating:
Summary: very disappointed
Review: The Inspector Wexford series is one of my favorites. Rendell is at her best with this character. I was hungry for a mystery and bought it in hardback as soon as it appeared on the shelves and was glad to see how long it was. High expectation added to disappoinment. I agree with the other reviewers who found the book disappointing, politically correct, overwritten, and tedious. I would add that Inspector Wexford is not himself in No Harm Done-- readers who have not read any of the other Wexford mysteries will be pleasantly surprised to find a richer and less moralistic character. Don't give up because of No Harm Done.

Rating:
Summary: some harm done
Review: This Inspector Wexford mystery is definitely not Rendell's best. I have read most of her novels and there are only a few that are not absolute masterpieces. This one had too much social commmentary for me and a "red herring" that took up 3/4 of the book made me feel deflated. And why was there a pedophile theme in the middle that had nothing to do with the plot? If this book is your first encounter with Wexford, please don't give up on Rendell. She's an author well worth reading. This just isn't one of her best books. Harm Done just didn't contain many of the elements fans read the Wexford series for.

Rating:
Summary: Domestic violence a topic for Wexford mystery
Review: Wexford and his elder daughter appear in one of the later Wexford mysteries. Although the plot is simple it is anything but easy to unravel as it moves toward the end. Displays Rendell's typical excellent development of characters (even if you haven't read the earlier Wexfords -- which I also recommend -- it's fun.

Rating:
Summary: Domestic violence a topic for Wexford mystery
Review: Wexford and his elder daughter appear in one of the later Wexford mysteries. Although the plot is simple it is anything but easy to unravel as it moves toward the end. Displays Rendell's typical excellent development of characters (even if you haven't read the earlier Wexfords -- which I also recommend -- it's fun.