A classic.The London TimesWhat on earth could have provoked a modern day St. Valentines Day massacre?On Valentines Day four members of the Coverdale familyGeorg... » 

A classic.The London TimesWhat on earth could have provoked a modern day St. Valentines Day massacre?On Valentines Day four members of the Coverdale familyGeorge JacquelineMelinda and Gileswere murdered in the space of 15 minutes. Their housekeeperEunice Parchman shot them one by one in the blue light of a televisedperformance of Don Giovanni. When Detective Chief Superintendent William Vetcharrests Miss Parchman two weeks later he discovers a second tragedy the keyto the Valentines Day massacre hidden within a private humiliation EuniceParchman has guarded all her life. A brilliant rendering of character motiveand the heady discovery of truth A Judgement in Stone is among Ruth Rendellsfinest psychological thrillers.It will be an amazing achievement if Rendell ever writes a better book.London Daily ExpressRuth Rendell is the best mystery writer in the Englishspeaking world.Time «