Simisola
First edition (UK)
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| Author | Ruth Rendell |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector Wexford # 16 |
| Genre | Crime, Mystery novel |
| Publisher |
Hutchinson (UK) Crown (US) |
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Publication date
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24 September 1994 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 348 pp |
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| OCLC | 31331007 |
| Preceded by | Kissing the Gunner's Daughter |
| Followed by | Road Rage |
Simisola is a 1994 novel by British crime writer Ruth Rendell. It features her recurring detective Inspector Wexford, and is the 16th in the series. Though a murder mystery, the book also touches on the themes of racism and welfare dependency.
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.
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".
The novel was adapted into a television film in the UK in 1996 and starred George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Jane Lapotaire, and George Harris
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