Enjoyed this story. ( )

I have to say, my interpretation of the puzzle ended up being fairly far off; I got the murderer right but was totally wrong on the motive. On the other hand, I kind of think the motive I came up with was more realistic :) I think Rendell is like that, though, not exactly going for the surprise twist ending you sometimes see, but the end result feels just a little bit askew instead of tidily wrapped up. This book moves a little slowly and the characters are a little wooden, but with a little thought and some erudition you should be able to put the puzzle together. A good quick read at under 200 pages. ( )