The bleak expanse of Vangmoor was a dark, forbidding place. One victim had been found there, blonde, her face disfigured, her head shorn close to the scalp - killed without motive or mercy. Then a second woman went missing on the moor, and a sense of utter dread gripped the fifty local men who searched for her. Someone watched them in that treacherous place. Was he a killer? Or was he merely angry that a killer had usurped him? For he, and only he, was the Master of the Moor.
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"Chilling thriller about some fairly odd people in North England. Amazing how she gets your sympathy for these crazies and makes their point of view and motivations seem so understandable." — Mary (4 out of 5 stars)
"Chilling thriller about some fairly odd people in North England. Amazing how she gets your sympathy for these crazies and makes their point of view and motivations seem so understandable."
" A man finds a woman's body on the English moor with her hair cut off. Well-written but a troubling story. Rendell offers deeply psychological mysteries. "
" I think this is one of Rendell's most memorable suspense works. She creates a gripping plot and really memorable setting. "
" I have yet to read a poor Ruth Rendell mystery. in fact I have enjoyed reading them all. Not all at once but over the years. "
" Well done psychological thriller by this author, as usual. Not a Wexford novel, but still good. "
" Rendell is a master of the psychological thriller. This is a little gem. Try to guess the ending. "
" Typical Ruth Renell so a good read. Although you can guess whodunnit half way through, this doesn't matter because the plot thickens... "
" Master of mystery fiction is Ruth Rendell. This one had me on the edge of my chair until the last page. "
" Enjoyable but not as well-written as some of her others. "
" Enjoyable, but not Rendell's best. The ending in particular left me cold. "
" Love this one. Creeeeepy "
" A decent enough mystery, though not in the manner of the detective or police procedural type. More of E. A. Poe dark and sinister getting into the minds of not quite balanced folk. "
" Psychologically disturbing and depressing. I like Ruth Rendell, though. Good writer. "
" A perfect whodunit. "
" I just couldn't connect with any of the characters. Another person died on the moor, ho-hum. Plot is predictable, too. "
" A masterclass in the psychological mystery from Ruth Rendall. "
Ruth Rendell (1930–2015) wrote more than sixty novels in a career spanning fifty years. She won numerous awards for her writing, including three Edgars—the highest accolade from Mystery Writers of America—as well as four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger for outstanding contribution to the genre from England’s prestigious Crime Writer’s Association. She was also the winner of the MWA Grand Master Award. A longtime member of the House of Lords, she lived in London.
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