A Dark-adapted Eye - Barbara Vine

A Dark Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine Barbara Vine is also known as the crime writer, Ruth Rendell and in 'A Dark Adapted Eye' she writes a mystery that keeps the reader intrigued from the start. The style is that of a Victorian mystery rather than the fast paced modern crime thrillers. The reader is given hints and clues gradually as the story unfolds but it is not until almost the final chapter that we learn the whole story. There are still questions that the narrator tries to work through even after the reader finds out what happened. It is a rather old fashioned story and its problems are those of the time and these would not have become problems today in my ...  Read the complete review