Road Rage (novel)

Road Rage

Author	Ruth Rendell
Language	English
Series	Inspector Wexford # 17
Genre	Crime, mystery novel
Publisher	Hutchinson (UK) Crown (US)
Publication date	4 September 1997
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	336 pp
ISBN	0-09-179230-4
OCLC	246968691
Preceded by	Simisola
Followed by	Harm Done

Road Rage is a 1997 novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell. ^[1] Its protagonist is Inspector Wexford, and is the 17th entry in the series. The novel's main themes are the environment and environmental activism.

Reception

Diane Fisher Johnson of the Lexington Herald-Leader opined that the novel is "above all, the tight, well-crafted crime story Rendell's readers expect." ^[2] James King of The Hamilton Spectator wrote that Wexford "has never been rendered more poignantly than in this outing", calling the novel the "strongest Wexford ever." ^[3] Sue Ann Wood of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called the novel "much more than a police procedural" and a "superb example of that genre." ^[4]

References

1. Mark Lawson (2 May 2015). "Ruth Rendell and PD James: giants of detective fiction". The Guardian . Retrieved 22 November 2015.
2. Johnson, Diane Fisher (14 September 1997). "Road-building takes a deadly turn". Lexington Herald-Leader . Retrieved 18 March 2025.
3. King, James (29 November 1997). "The Queens of Murder". The Hamilton Spectator . Retrieved 18 March 2025.
4. Wood, Sue Ann (14 September 1997). "Road Rage, Brit Style: Take It Literally". The Hamilton Spectator . Retrieved 18 March 2025.