A review by hpuphd
A Guilty Thing Surprised by Ruth Rendell

4.0

This author sets an incredibly high standard with her many novels, and while this one may not be among her masterpieces, it is awfully good. Rendell excels at keeping the reader off balance in a pleasing way. You see that throughout this novel about a woman killed while on a late-night walk. All the things that come out when the police look into it . . . yikes! (The victim’s brother, who is a Wordsworth scholar, is a fine touch.)