October 25, 2022
The Girl Next Door by Ruth Rendell
When a pair of severed hands are found in a biscuit box during the excavation of an old house, it turns out that the skeletal remains are at least 60 years old. The police ask for information from anyone who lived in the London suburb during World War II, especially about anyone who went missing at that time. A group of senior citizens who were children during war and lived in that area meet to talk to the police and get reacquainted, which has unexpected consequences for some of them.
LARGE cast of characters that is sometimes hard to keep straight. There are the seniors, and then there are their children, grandchildren, extended family, neighbors, friends, and in one instance, even a parent. Not bad psychological fiction but the sheer number of characters is confusing and probably not necessary.
Attractive London suburb
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