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The Rottweiler

By: Ruth Rendell
Narrated by: Nigel Anthony
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The first girl had a bite mark on her neck, but they traced the DNA to her boyfriend. But the tabloids got hold of the story and called the killer The Rottweiler and the name stuck. The latest murder takes place very near Inez Ferry's antique shop in Marylebone. When the Rottweiler’s trinkets start showing up in the shop, suddenly, everyone Inez knows is a suspect, and the killer feels all too close. Someone saw a shadowy figure running away past the station, but the only other clues are that the murderer usually strangles his victims and removes something personal - like a cigarette lighter or a necklace. Since her husband died, Inez has supplemented her income by taking in tenants. The murderous activities of the sinister 'Rottweiler' will exert a profound influence on the lives of this heterogeneous little community, especially when the suspicion emerges that one of them may be a homicidal maniac.

©2003 Kingsmarkham Enterprises Ltd (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Crime Crime Thrillers Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Murder
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This is yet another brilliant slice of London life as crafted by the Queen of Suspense. Widow, Inez Ferry, runs an antiques shop in Paddington which features ontains a number of flats above it. Her tenants range from the immaculate Jeremy Quick, the exotic Ludmilla and her live-in boyfriend plus the uncomplicated young Will. A local man, nicknamed 'The Rottweiler' is strangling women in the area; who is he exactly and what exactly compels him to do so?

It's a five star listen; all of the characters, plots and sub-plots are beautifully interwoven. The narrator, Nigel Anthony, as ever is first class and performs a wide range of accents and dialects with consummate ease.

The Rottweiler

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The Rottweiler is a fairly typical Ruth Rendell story. Psychologically astute it paints a spectrum of more or less dysfunctional human beings in shades that make them utterly believable and when it comes to the killer chillingly real. It is as much a depiction of the vast variety of scheming and manipulating that goes on inside human relationships as it is a murder mystery and overall it is definitely more enjoyable for its colourful cast of characters than for the relatively mundane murder mystery. A very enjoyable read, though not one of her best.

A classic Rendell

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Started off good but I felt it dragged on was pleased to get to the end. Shame really as I normally enjoy Ruth Rendell.

Dragged on

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Quite a funny book in many ways but not what I was expecting from RR. It’s a bit bland and lacking in any tension or excitement.

Amusing

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Ruth Rendell is a consistently excellent writer who is not afraid of seeing the world through the eyes of the character who is the murderer. She is a wonderful storyteller, who provides just the right amount of detail and she creates individual, interesting people. She is surely among the very best of crime fiction writers.

Very Good Narration

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