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Ruth Rendell is considered a master of mystery fiction, and I think it would be safe to drop the "mystery" in that accolade. Though there's always a "whodunit" angle, there's so much more that she seems to transcends the genre. Simisola is a fine recent example of her craft. This is an "Inspector Wexford Mystery," and it's good to be in his curmudgeonly company again. When Wexford's Nigerian-born physician's daughter goes missing, the Chief Inspector begins an investigation that leads him not to her, but to two murdered women--one white and one black--and to confront his own assumptions about race, racism, and relations between the sexes. Michael Page reads the unabridged presentation and is in top form throughout this tour de force. He has a distinct, accurate voice for each character, Wexford and his colleagues, the bereft Nigerian doctor and his stern wife, a crotchety octogenarian, a mousy middle-aged matron, an arrogant young West Indian, an arrogant young Englishman, and many more.
Sukey Howard reports on spoken word audio each month. She can be reached at sukey_howard@bookpage.com.
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