The Water's Lovely (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) | 
 enlarge | Author: Ruth Rendell
Publisher: Vintage
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Sales Rank: 15937
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Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0307388018
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780307388018
ASIN: 0307388018
Publication Date: August 12, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
When Ismay and Heather's stepfather was discovered dead in the bathtub nine years ago, the police concluded the drowning was an accident. But Ismay has always silently suspected that Heather might have had something to do with it. Now they're older and their lives seem to be moving happily forward. But when Heather becomes seriously involved with a man for the first time, Ismay's long-repressed memories can no longer be ignored. With painful inevitability, Ismay learns that she may not able to keep the dark truth hidden forever.
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 A bad Rendell? August 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love Rendell's books and between those and her Vine ones, I have been kept very busy this summer catching up. Tried this newer one expecting the same, and was quite disappointed. The twist at the end helped, but the characters were lifeless, the plot really nothing to base any mystery on, and for a psychological thriller, there was really little suspense. I know that sometimes writers have to write a book on a schedule; perhaps thats what happened here, because honestly if this was the first one I'd ever read I'd be hard pressed to read another. Fortunately there are many more of hers that I haven't read yet, hopefully this one will be the only lemon.
 The Water's Lovely April 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this book very much. It has interesting characters,
lots of anticipated suspence, and the usual excellent story by
Ruth Rendell.
 Clever Plot, Enjoyable Book March 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my first Rendell book and it's clear that she's a master of her genre. The book is simply very well crafted, both in language and in plot. The plot is devilishly ingenious and keeps you guessing, even though you think you know where it'll lead. The book gets off to a slow start but keeps on accelerating until, about half way through, you can't put it down. When you finish the last page, you know you have been in the hands of a careful artist, you know the book was complete, and you know your hours of reading were well spent. Bravo.
 A good book but not a great Rendell February 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I first started reading this book, I wondered why Ruth Rendell didn't publish this under her pseudonym Barbara Vine, which is reserved for her best and most complex psychological dramas. By the time I was done, I understood. It is an interesting read with a very complex storyline but there are a few blatant coincidences that diminish this as a superb read. The devotion of sisters, one of whom may or may not have murdered their stepfather, and the subsequent catastrophic collapse of their mother form the centerpiece of the book. If only these people could have talked to one another! Rendell unflinchingly fails to rescue her characters from disastrous relationships and yet, through her eyes, we understand why people make such awful choices (and not just romantically). I think her writing is a little uneven in recent years but she still delivers a good story. Just not a great one, in this case.
Too many questions... February 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Too many unanswered questions and loose ends that I expected wrapped up.
Why was Guy ill? Did someone poison him (like Bea or Pam)?
Why did Micheal leave Bea?
What happened to Pam's rapist?
How could Barry fall for Marian? I thought he would turn out to be investigating her as a con person and that's why he was courting her.
Who killed Eva?
Why didn't Fowler die or become ill after ingesting the morphine?
Why wasn't Heather angry when Ismay asked her if she killed Eva?
Come to think of it, why did Heather want Eva to give up Andrew when she knew he was a class A jerk?
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