Grasshopper (novel)
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Author | Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell) |
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Language | English |
Genre | Crime/Mystery novel |
Publisher | Viking (UK) Harmony (US) |
Publication date | 1 June 2000 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print/Audiobook |
Pages | 416 (hardback) |
ISBN | 0-670-89174-6 |
OCLC | 43718879 |
Preceded by | The Chimney Sweeper's Boy |
Followed by | The Blood Doctor |
Grasshopper is a novel by Barbara Vine, pseudonym of author Ruth Rendell, first published in 2000.[1]
Reception
The Guardian stated that "Vine's great talent is in making sure that we care" but that "When it comes to the animate, however, Vine's touch is sometimes less sure."[2] Entertainment Weekly rated it an A−, writing that "As do all Barbara Vine novels, the well-wrought mystery Grasshopper has a lot lurking below its carefully composed surface".[3]
References
- ^ "'Grasshopper' by Barbara Vine". Post-Gazette. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (18 June 2000). "Fancy a night on the tiles (and the chimneys)?". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Grasshopper". EW.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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