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Harm Done
 
 

Harm Done (Paperback)

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

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"Rendell's clear, shapely prose casts the mesmerizing spell of the confessional." --The New Yorker

"It's no use trying to read Ruth Rendell's mind. You can follow her logic, analyze her insights and puzzle out her plots. But she'll always astonish you, as she does in Harm Done, with the emotional depth of her psychological mysteries." --The New York Times Book Review

"True to form, Rendell invites readers to experience a real touch of evil in Harm Done. . . . The plotting is as intricate, the creepiness quotient as high, as ever." --The Washington Post Book World

"Most satisfying. With her characterisitc elegance, Rendell has written another winner."--The Kansas City Star


About the Author

Ruth Rendell is the author of Road Rage, The Keys to the Street, Bloodlines, Simisola, and The Crocodile Bird. She is the winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award. She is also the recipient of three Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America and four Gold Daggers from Great Britain’s Crime Writers Association. In 1997, she was named a life peer in the House of Lords. Ruth Rendell also writes mysteries under the name of Barbara Vine, of which A Dark Adapted Eye is the most famous. She lives in England.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not A Speaker Of Mandarin Yet No Harm Done, Mar 10 2002
By Liz "Birdmother" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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
By Nancy Trease (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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, Jul 1 2001
By M. Glanzer "nuts about books" (Midwest) - See all my reviews
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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,... 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 Jul 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 Jul 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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