The Child's Child
by Barbara Vine

I have read several books by Ruth Rendell and Barbara Vine, her pseudonym. This book is not typical of either. I had to re-read the opening pages before I fully understood who the characters were and their relationship to one another. The first half of the book turned was superb and I couldn't put it down. But then the story goes on and on, without seeming to go anywhere and, most importantly, without having any mystery or suspense. And then the book just stops and comes to, I suppose what the author believes is, a tidy ending. I was disappointed.