Murder Being Once Done
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| Author | Ruth Rendell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector Wexford #7 |
| Genre | Crime, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Hutchinson (UK) The Crime Club (US) |
Publication date | 17 July 1972 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 pp |
| ISBN | 0-09-111600-7 |
| OCLC | 694262 |
| 823/.9/14 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.R4132 Mu PR6068.E63 |
| Preceded by | No More Dying Then |
| Followed by | Some Lie and Some Die |
Murder Being Once Done is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1972.[1] It is the seventh entry in her popular Inspector Wexford series.
Reception
Lenore Glen Offord of the San Francisco Examiner wrote: "Highly interesting cross-section of English middle class life provides the basis for the straight-detection item, with all the fine characterizations and surprises that one expects of Rendell."[2] The Lewiston Evening Journal called it a "fine example of brilliant characterization, neat plotting realism and pace to command the fullest possible attention of the reader from the first paragraph to the final punctuation mark."[3] Ruth Vastine of The Press of Atlantic City stated: "There are sections of the book which describe the countryside and other various locations and some of these are overdone. Nonetheless, the story is a very involving and successful who-done-it."[4]
References
- ^ "MURDER BEING ONCE DONE | Kirkus Reviews". 3 November 1972.
- ^ Offord, Lenore Glen (24 December 1972). "The Gory Road". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Rendell Turns The Key Again". Lewiston Evening Journal. 2 June 1973. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Vastine, Ruth (8 April 1973). "'Going Home': Bloody". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 18 March 2025.