A review by bucherca49
Wolf to the Slaughter by Ruth Rendell

3.0

Although the plot has some interesting twists, it did not interest me. This novel lacked the humanity of Wexford #2 and the characters are largely unsympathetic. The epigrams and quotes are largely taken from The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, and since I do not know that work, I did not understand the connection to the story. I also found this novel hard to follow and not well edited. On a more positive note, I think I am beginning to see a pattern. Burden works out interesting hypotheticals that explain the evidence and fit his assumptions, while Wexford understands the psychology of the people involved and draws different conclusions.