Portobello is a sort of detective novel about several widely disparate characters who live in the Portobello section of London. It centers a middle aged antiques dealer who discovers some money on the street near his home. He wants to return it to the rightful owner so he posts an ad inviting the owner of the money to come claim it. As you can imagine this invites all sorts of losers into his life that he wouldn’t have otherwise come into contact with.
I don’t think that I’ve read any of Rendell’s books before but I’m intrigued by what she did in this book as she deals with all the different paths the characters take. The book is somewhat of a mystery but is more of a character study that is very interesting.
I give the book three and a half stars out of five, which is good, but not great. It is worth reading.
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Oh, I thought it was a mushroom cookbook! (Just kidding!)
I think I’ve read a couple of her books, I’ll have to check this one out. I like detective mystery stuff!
☼ Sunny
Thanks for another book review. I’m just not one to go get a book to read if I know nothing about it. Your reviews help so much.
This place has a soft spot in my brain! Must read this one. There is a song…
Hmmm, and I thought it was going to be a post with a recipe for some Thanksgiving dish involving portobello mushrooms. Oh well…the book sounds interesting. For some reason I like books set in London…so maybe I’ll give this one a try. Nice review.
This sounds like a fascinating read. Thanks for the write-up.