Simisola

Simisola is a 1994 novel by British crime writer Ruth Rendell. It features her recurring detective Inspector Wexford, and is the 17th in the series.[1] Though a murder mystery, the book also touches on the themes of racism and welfare dependency.[2]

Simisola
First edition (UK)
AuthorRuth Rendell
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish7
SeriesInspector Wexford # 17
GenreCrime, Mystery novel
PublisherHutchinson (UK)
Crown (US)
Publication date
24 September 1994
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages348 pp
ISBN0-09-179161-8
OCLC31331007
Preceded byKissing the Gunner's Daughter 
Followed byRoad Rage 

Plot summary

Dr Raymond Akande is Wexford's new GP and one of the few Black British people in Kingsmarkham. When Akande's daughter goes missing, and a body of a young black woman is found, Wexford is confronted by his own prejudices.[3]

Critical reception

The Daily Courier wrote about the book: "...some of it gets tedious, especially when characters who do not consider themselves racists search themselves for racist traits".[2]

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

The novel was adapted into a television film in the UK in 1996 and starred George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Jane Lapotaire, and George Harris.

References
  1. "Fiction book review - Simisola by Ruth Rendell". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. "Whodunit tries to be real novel". The Daily Courier (Arizona). Prescott Newspapers. 7 January 1996. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  3. "Race relations are mystery's undercurrent". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 28 September 1995. Retrieved 17 April 2012.


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