Grasshopper (novel)

Grasshopper is a novel by Barbara Vine, pseudonym of author Ruth Rendell, first published in 2000.[1]

Grasshopper
First edition (UK)
AuthorBarbara Vine (Ruth Rendell)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime/Mystery novel
PublisherViking (UK)
Harmony (US)
Publication date
1 June 2000
Media typePrint/Audiobook
Pages416 (hardback)
ISBN0-670-89174-6
OCLC43718879
Preceded byThe Chimney Sweeper's Boy 
Followed byThe Blood Doctor 

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

  1. "'Grasshopper' by Barbara Vine". Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  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 2020-09-16.


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