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The Slowest Thriller Ever Written

A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine

January 13, 2020 by LupusGirlReads 8 Comments

A long time horror fan, I stumbled my way into thrillers and suspense last year, and became quite hooked. The anxious feelings, wondering what was lurking in a dark hallway (or on the next page), was chilling and delightful. The comparative lack of blood and guts, of which I have become less a fan, also delightful. So as my algorithm in Amazon updated to suggest more suspense, and I signed up for a newsletter or three dedicated to the thrill and suspense genre, Barbara Vine’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Barbara Vine, Fiction, Suspense, thriller

LupusGirlReads's CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Barbara Vine, Fiction, Suspense, thriller ·
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The Disappointing Disappointment

The Child's Child by Barbara Vine

March 18, 2014 by popcultureboy Leave a Comment

I’ve loved Barbara Vine for like ever. I know she doesn’t exist and is in fact Ruth Rendell, but still. It’s an irony that I have not now nor have I ever had any desire to read a Rendell novel. Vine first showed up on my radar when A Fatal Inversion was televised for the BBC way back in time before the hula hoop. Okay, it was like 1992 or something but still, I’m old, alright? Anyway, I read the book of that, then burned my way […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Barbara Vine, crime, Fiction, historical fiction, The Child's Child

popcultureboy's CBR6 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Barbara Vine, crime, Fiction, historical fiction, The Child's Child ·
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