Grasshopper (novel)

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Grasshopper
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First edition (UK)
AuthorBarbara Vine (Ruth Rendell)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genre Crime/Mystery novel
Publisher Viking (UK)
Harmony (US)
Publication date
1 June 2000
Media typePrint/Audiobook
Pages416 (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]

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References

  1. "'Grasshopper' by Barbara Vine". Post-Gazette. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. Thorpe, Vanessa (18 June 2000). "Fancy a night on the tiles (and the chimneys)?". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. "Grasshopper". EW.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.