Master Of The Moor cover art

Master Of The Moor

 Preview

Get 30 days of Standard free

£5.99/mo after trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options

Master Of The Moor

By: Ruth Rendell
Narrated by: Michael Bryant
Try for £0.00

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £8.62

Buy Now for £8.62

Stephen Whalby loves to walk the moor. It is a dark and forbidding place, but it is his.

When the body of a young blonde woman is found there, her face horrifically disfigured, the victim of a merciless murderer, his beloved moor is tainted with suspicion and terror.

Then a second woman goes missing on the moor and Stephen watches as the search party make their way across the treacherous murder scene. Not to be usurped by a killer or a victim; he, and only he, is the master of the moor.

 Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense Suspense Fiction Scary
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1

Critic reviews

Wonderful at exploring the dark corners of the human mind, and the way private fantasies can clash and explode into terrifying violence
Rendell is unrivalled at depicting psychologically warped people and at creating unease through the simplest things. This is another triumph
The best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world
Once her characters start twisting on every-tightening tracks, their fates are brilliantly sealed, and it’s never obvouis who’ll be the victim or the culprit. Rendell’s greatest trick is making an unforeseen outcome feel predestined
Rendell’s eerier capacity to comprehend disturbed criminal minds continues to astonish
All stars
Most relevant

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Although not one of Rendell's best novels, it's still a good listen.

What other book might you compare Master of the Moor to, and why?

Other psychological thrillers by authors such as Minette Walters.

Did Michael Bryant do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?

Sometimes his performance was a little flat and without much cadence. He's not the best actor I've heard to be honest.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Not really, it's a bit too harrowing for that.

Any additional comments?

The actual identity of the murderer was rather easy to work out. I liked the twist though.

Master of The Moor

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
ruth Rendell writes amazing stories. this one was very good listened too in 1 day on audio

great story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A good story, if eventually a fairly predictable ending. The reader seemed efficient if rather low key and bored with the whole thing!

Enjoyable Rendell

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A brilliant gripping tale, full of twists and turns and evocative descriptions of both people and landscape.

Fantastic

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.