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Harm Done [Paperback]

Ruth Rendell
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not A Speaker Of Mandarin Yet No Harm Done Mar 10 2002
By Liz
Format:Paperback
It is quite difficult to witness Reg (Inspector) and Dora Wexford being pulled into the twenty-first century beset with political correctness, domestic violence, ad hoc babysitting duty, and a daughter's crumbling marriage. It was ever so much nicer when they were insulated from these distractions because we became insulated along with the Wexfords as we turned the pages and vicariously lived in the lovely Kingsmarkham mythical town for a time.

Well, Harm Done, is still a page-turner and not once did I not enjoy the novel. It was a bit tepid when stacked up against the wonderful, A Speaker Of Mandarin, and earlier Ruth Rendell Inspector Wexford fiction. Nonetheless, a lukewarm Ruth Rendell offering is worth a thousand mediocre mystery bestsellers we could all name. So, dear readers and fellow fans, dive in anytime to Harm Done for a truly decent read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Domestic violence a topic for Wexford mystery Feb 10 2002
Format:Paperback
Wexford and his elder daughter appear in one of the later Wexford mysteries. Although the plot is simple it is anything but easy to unravel as it moves toward the end. Displays Rendell's typical excellent development of characters (even if you haven't read the earlier Wexfords -- which I also recommend -- it's fun.
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4.0 out of 5 stars No Harm Done Here July 1 2001
By Marcie
Format:Paperback
I have just stumbled upon some of the great books by Ruth Rendell, the first being "A Sight for Sore Eyes" which I absolutely loved. "Harm Done" was the 2nd book I read (actually listened to on audiobook) and liked it too, but not as well as the first. I was really getting into the story line about the girls who mysteriously disappeared, then returned in a few days unwilling or unable to tell police what had happened to them. I was sure the pedophile brought into the story was the culprit, but the two things had nothing to do with the other. I was a bit disappointed when the explanation came out midway through the book and it wasn't anything to get too worked up about. Then the author went on a completely different track with the abused woman plot. I guess they did all tie in together as the abused woman's baby had turned up missing too. I liked the book and will be reading more of Ruth Rendell's work, but I prefer the books that are more suspense and less Inspector Wexford.
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5.0 out of 5 stars No Harm Done
I really liked this book. Other reviewers have written that they thought there were too many unconnected stories. Read more
Published on May 26 2001 by A reader
1.0 out of 5 stars very disappointed
The Inspector Wexford series is one of my favorites. Rendell is at her best with this character. I was hungry for a mystery and bought it in hardback as soon as it appeared on... Read more
Published on Nov 19 2000 by moviegoer
3.0 out of 5 stars some harm done
This Inspector Wexford mystery is definitely not Rendell's best. I have read most of her novels and there are only a few that are not absolute masterpieces. Read more
Published on Oct 20 2000 by Suspense Fan
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Rendell's best
It is such a pleasure to read Rendell, I was sorry to have to reach the end of this complex novel. Rendell doesn't follow the usual sequence of crime, investigation, resolution. Read more
Published on Aug 12 2000 by sbtier
4.0 out of 5 stars Skillful and complex
In her 18th novel featuring Inspector Wexford Rendell weaves together multiple plots involving two missing teen-age girls, a convicted pedophile returning to his residence in... Read more
Published on Aug 4 2000 by omnireader
1.0 out of 5 stars The day when Mystery dyed
The day when Mystery dyed was the day when mystery turned Politically Correct. How sad. Somehow I hoped, that my favourite writer and the British Mystery will be saved, but no...
Published on July 22 2000
3.0 out of 5 stars Readable, but not memorable
Rendell layers her stories, and it is always fascinating to see how the plots and characters intersect. Read more
Published on July 17 2000 by Joe Da Rold
1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible
I had never read one of Ruth Rendell's works before, and based on this one, I probably never will again. Read more
Published on April 30 2000 by Jill Renee Kreuer
5.0 out of 5 stars There's no 'Harm Done' in Rendell's latest!
In her latest Inspector Wexford mystery, Ruth Rendell adds another notch to her string of mystery "wins"! Read more
Published on April 25 2000 by Billy J. Hobbs
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I've read one other Rendell book and enjoyed it. However, this one left me disappointed. As several other reviewers noted, the three plot lines about the abductions of two young... Read more
Published on April 16 2000
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