Barbara Vine
1 SeriesBarbara Vine was the pen name of acclaimed English author Ruth Rendell (1930-2015), renowned for her mystery and thriller novels. Rendell's works are celebrated for their elegant prose, insightful exploration of the human psyche, and compelling plots and characters. She passed away in 2015 following a stroke.
In Barbara Vine's "Fatal Inversion," a group of young people—Adam, Rufus, Shiva, Vivien, and Zosie—occupy Wyvis Hall during the summer of 1976, living off scavenged and stolen heirlooms. Ten years later, the bodies of a woman and a child are found in the Hall's animal cemetery. The central mystery revolves around the identities of the deceased and the events leading to their deaths.
