The Veiled One

A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery, Book 14

By: Ruth Rendell

Narrated by: Robin Bailey

Concealed by a shroud of dirty brown velvet was what looked like a heap of rags. In a desolate subterranean car park of a Shopping Centre, Dorothy Sanders pulled back the velvet curtain revealing the grim discovery of a woman’s body. Inspector Michael Burden, for a while conducting the investigation without the help of Wexford’s intuitive genius, blunders down a number of blind alleys before uncovering the truth. Who would garrote a middle-aged housewife and leave her body in the parking garage of a suburban shopping mall? Chief Inspector Wexford is no sooner on the case than a car bomb's explosion lands him in the hospital. It's now up to Mike Burden to step in and solve the case. He's got a suspect . . . but will he be able to make him talk?

©1988 Ruth Rendell (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Riveting

It’s wonderful to hear Inspector Wexford’s voice coming from one of my favorite readers; I miss his talent & look for any book he’s read. Rendell’s series is like an old friend rediscovered through this aged but still delicious tape to streaming edition.

Narration Frustration

I really got frustrated trying to listen to this one. I was constantly adjusting the volume, as some characters seemed to shout, and with others (Burden) the narrator's voice fell away and became unintelligible.

I am a big fan of Rendell's Inspector Wexford series as a rule, but perhaps I need to stick to print.

I kept falling asleep while listening. I may get another!

Wexford was interesting & support characters well fleshed out. There was enough mystery and the narrator was pleasant to listen to. This series has enough going for it to encourage further investigation.

Great classic mystery

Ruth Rendell at her best! Since I need 15 words, I’ll say it again: Ruth Rendell at her best!

5/5*

Most excellent book and reader. Much more captivating than "Tree of Hands." Recommended highly. I'm going to follow this reader.