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Title: The Rottweiler
Author: Ruth Rendell
Narrator: Jan Francis
Format: Abridged
Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-23-09
Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
The latest murder takes place very near Inez Ferry's antique shop in Marylebone. 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, too soon in their relationship, 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.
Members Reviews:
She still amazes after all these years...
I've been buying her books for years and I find her to be
one of the best there is. At times an aquired taste but she tackles many subjects and is
brillant at the little details and gets inside people like know
other. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for something different in the mystery/suspense vain and she just
makes London so real, so dead gloomy. A great book from a master story teller. Serial murder with a twisted psychogical edge with characters so real yet very flawed inside. She just
loves to lead us on..
No big surprises or twists in this Rendell....still, fairly entertaining
Liked it somewhat, except for the Monty Python-esque epilogue -- Rendell was really playing with us (her loyal readers) there. Either that or she was ill and used a ghost writer to wrap things up. Pret-ty ridiculous! And don't look for some big denouement or innovative twists in this novel. Or for any really likable characters, for that matter (ok, except for Will but she pretty much did him dirty, poor guy). Not my favorite Rendell. Not crazy about her "Keys to the Street" either, but even preferred it to this one.
Oh well, it's on to "13 Steps Down" although I don't have high hopes for those she's written after (2000?). Her 1998 "Sight for Sore Eyes" is one of her best works, I believe. Not sure what year Rendell had her stroke or how that may have affected her writing. Can anyone help me out here?
Tame Mystery, Full of Quirky Characters
I am not a die-hard mystery reader, although I do like the occasional mystery, and this is my first Ruth Rendell novel. I can't say that it made me want to read more of her work.
The Rottweiler revolves around a small antique store in London. The characters who work in, visit, and hang around the shop are the key to a series of murders in the city. Mistakenly dubbed "the Rottweiler" because a bite mark appeared on his first victim, the murderer garrotes young women and removes trinkets from their bodies as souvenirs. From the intuitive widow who owns the antique store, Inez, to a good-looking laborer with the intelligence of a six-year-old, Will, all of the characters are quirky outsiders in their own way and all have a part to play in the mystery.
The premise of the story is rather standard, but the idea of the characters made it more interesting. Unfortunately, Rendell didn't carry it off. Despite the characters' quirkiness, none of them are sympathetic enough to draw the reader into the story. All of them instead seem more like stereotypes, especially Will, who seems like a shallower version ofTim, the very special, fascinating character created by Colleen McCullough.
