The Best Man to Die - Ruth Rendell
Posted in Books by Harley
The Best Man to Die is one of Ruth Rendell’s Chief Inspector Wexford stories. Charlie Hatton is killed on the eve of his best friends wedding. Inspector Wexford finds his body the next day down at the river, his head bashed in with a rock. Then Wexford has to unravel the mystery and figure out who wanted Charlie dead and why.
I got this book out from the library because I wanted some light Christmas reading, that’s exactly what I got. This book was very different from The Crocodile Bird - Ruth Rendell and had more of an Agatha Christie kind of feel to it. The plot wove a very complex web which was difficult to follow at times. Unlike Agatha Cristie though there was only one ‘hint’ as to who the murderer could be, which deadened the imagination and intrigue of the story. I think that for an afternoon’s entertainment this is a relatively good choice, otherwise it’s just a waste of time.
[rating:5/10]