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Some Lie and Some Die (Paperback)

by Ruth Rendell (Author)
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"Suspenseful to the last word," said LJ's reviewer of Rendell's 1973 mystery, which tells of murder at a rock festival held on the grounds of an English estate. LJ's reviewer further gushed that the solution to the crime "is a devastating surprise." This is the only paperback edition available. (LJ 12/1/73)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


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This is a vintage Rendell murder mystery about a cruel prank gone awry. Inspector Wexford solves the mystery of a young woman found murdered in a quarry during an outdoor rock concert. Actor Nigel Anthony narrates the tale with the professionalism BBC listeners have come to expect. His Wexford is perfectly portrayed, with just the right note of hearty gruffness. His Inspector Burden portrayal has the slight air of priggishness we recognize as part of Burden's character. Even his female characters are well acted, especially the rabbit-like witness who sees the victim walking to her death. Nigel Anthony provides mystery lovers with a memorable listening experience. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sixties Revisited in Classic Rendell Mystery, Feb 10 2002
By Nancy Trease (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Some Lie and Some Die (Paperback)
Rendell portrays her own era and environment with subtle language use and style. This book is a description of a Woodstock-type gathering that uncovers a murder mystery. Rendell somehow remains non-judgmental while giving an accurate portrait of much that went on during the "hippie" decades. The plot is great and any Rendell is worth a read, in my opinion.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Elegant Piece of Mystery Fiction, April 30 2000
By Judith Lindenau "dulcie22" (Traverse City, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Some Lie and Some Die (Paperback)
"Some Lie and Some Die" is a superbly crafted mystery novel. It's short--in pages, and in time-line, and it's not overly burdened with plotting or diverting details. It is, in a word, elegant. The events (a murder, a missing girl, a palette of suspects) are set against the backdrop of a rock concert, complete with egotistical stars and fawning sycophants, spoiled fans and irate neighbors. But underlying it all are the basic human failings of self-absorption and greed and it is these motivations which lead to the horror and the desperation of the characters and their actions. Rendell is, as usual, an incisive observer of the dark side of humanity, and a writer who can portray the consequences with the short, deft strokes of a master craftsman.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Did Ruth Rendell really write this?, Sep 23 1999
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This review is from: Some Lie and Some Die (Paperback)
Never before has a Rendell novel left me so cold. Totally untypical of its brilliant author, "Some Lie and Some Die" is dull and unsatisfying, and offers little to reward the reader for enduring such tedium. The characters--with a few exceptions--are uninteresting; detection is slow and scarce, and the motive for the murder turns out to be highly improbable. It's as if Rendell wrote a mystery starting with the body but forgot to include a plausible reason for it. Where is the seamless manipulation, the ingenuity, the stunning surprise twists interlaced with brilliant psychological insight, that are the hallmarks of Rendell's work? Not here. The few bright spots are the scenes between Inspector Burden and his son, which show us a humor, an energy missing from the rest of this dead, bleak novel. Let's just toss this one along with "Simisola" into Rendell's "Forget about it" pile.
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