Ruth Rendell

8 Series

Ruth Rendell (1930-2015) was an acclaimed English author known for her contributions to crime fiction, psychological thrillers, and mystery novels. Alongside P.D. James, she evolved the whodunit subgenre into a whydunit. Rendell is best known for her Inspector Wexford series and also wrote under the pseudonym Barbara Vine.

Author: Ruth Rendell Rewritten synopsis: In "A New Lease of Death," also known as "The Sins of the Fathers," Inspector Wexford reopens a murder case, uncovering hidden family secrets. "Put on by Cunning," alternatively titled "Death Notes," follows the investigation into a novelist's death, revealing a web of deceit. "Asta's Book," published as "Anna's Book" in some regions, explores the mysterious contents of a diary that connects past and present crimes. Each novel delves into the complexities of human nature and the intricacies of criminal investigations.

Inspector Wexford

From Doon With Death

(1964)

Sins of the Fathers / A New Lease of Death

(1967)

Wolf to the Slaughter

(1967)

The Best Man to Die

(1969)

A Guilty Thing Surprised

(1970)

No More Dying Then

(1971)

Murder Being Once Done

(1972)

Some Lie and Some Die

(1973)

Shake Hands Forever

(1975)

A Sleeping Life

(1978)

Death Notes / Put On By Cunning

(1981)

Speaker of Mandarin

(1983)

An Unkindness of Ravens

(1985)

The Veiled One

(1988)

Kissing the Gunner's Daughter

(1992)

Ginger and the Kingsmarkham

(1992)

Simisola

(1994)

Road Rage

(1997)

Harm Done

(1999)

The Babes in the Wood

(2002)

End in Tears

(2005)

Not in the Flesh

(2007)

The Monster in the Box

(2009)

The Vault

(2011)

No Man's Nightingale

(2013)

Inspector Wexford Collections

Means of Evil

(1979)

Standalone Novels

To Fear a Painted Devil

(1965)

Vanity Dies Hard

(1966)

The Secret House Of Death

(1968)

One Across, Two Down

(1971)

The Face of Trespass

(1974)

A Demon in My View

(1976)

A Judgement in Stone

(1977)

Make Death Love Me

(1979)

The Lake of Darkness

(1980)

Master of the Moor

(1982)

The Killing Doll

(1984)

The Tree of Hands

(1984)

Live Flesh

(1986)

A Dark-Adapted Eye

(1986)(As: Barbara Vine)

Talking to Strange Men

(1987)

A Fatal Inversion

(1987)(As: Barbara Vine)

The House of Stairs

(1988)(As: Barbara Vine)

The Bridesmaid

(1989)

Going Wrong

(1990)

Gallowglass

(1990)(As: Barbara Vine)

King Solomon's Carpet

(1991)(As: Barbara Vine)

The Crocodile Bird

(1993)

Asta's Book / Anna's Book

(1993)(As: Barbara Vine)

No Night Is Too Long

(1994)(As: Barbara Vine)

In the Time of His Prosperity

(1995)(As: Barbara Vine)

The Brimstone Wedding

(1995)(As: Barbara Vine)

The Keys to the Street

(1996)

A Sight for Sore Eyes

(1998)

The Chimney Sweeper's Boy

(1998)(As: Barbara Vine)

Grasshopper

(2000)(As: Barbara Vine)

Adam and Eve and Pinch Me

(2001)

The Blood Doctor

(2002)(As: Barbara Vine)

The Rottweiler

(2003)

13 Steps Down

(2004)

Minotaur

(2005)(As: Barbara Vine)

The Water's Lovely

(2006)

Birthday Present

(2008)(As: Barbara Vine)

Portobello

(2008)

Tigerlily's Orchids

(2010)

The Saint Zita Society

(2012)

The Child's Child

(2012)(As: Barbara Vine)

The Girl Next Door

(2014)

Dark Corners

(2015)

Short Stories/Novellas

The Convolvulus Clock

(1985)

Heartstones

(1987)

Long Live The Queen

(1991)

Thornapple

(1998)

The Thief

(2005)

Short Story Collections

The Fallen Curtain

(1976)

The Fever Tree

(1982)

The New Girlfriend

(1985)

Collected Short Stories

(1989)

The Copper Peacock and Other Stories

(1991)

Blood Lines

(1995)

Piranha to Scurfy

(2000)

Ruth Rendell: Short Stories

(2006)

Collected Stories Vol 1

(2006)

A Spot of Folly

(2017)

Children's

Archie and Archie

(2013)

Non-Fiction

Ruth Rendell's Suffolk

(1992)

The Reason Why

(1995)

Anthologies

Simply The Best Mysteries, Edgar Award Winners And Front Runners

(1970)

The 23rd Pan Book of Horror Stories

(1982)

The Web She Weaves

(1983)

Murder in the Dark

(1983)

Ready or Not: Here Come Fourteen Frightening Stories!

(1987)

English Country House Murders

(1988)

The Picador Book of the New Gothic

(1991)

Mystery Cats

(1991)

1st Culprit

(1992)

The Man Who...

(1992)

Women of Mystery

(1992)

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1992

(1993)

Fifty Best Mysteries

(1993)

3rd Culprit

(1994)

Women of Mystery II

(1994)

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: November 1994

(1994)

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993

(1994)

Murder Intercontinental

(1996)

Murder by the Book

(1996)

Win, Lose or Die

(1996)

Women of Mystery III

(1998)

Crime After Crime

(1999)

Crime Never Pays

(2001)

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3

(2002)

Murder On The Railways

(2003)

Feline Felonies

(2006)

Unforgettable Ghost Stories by Women Writers

(2008)

Great Modern Stories

(2009)

Midsummer Nights

(2009)

Short Stories: The Thoroughly Modern Collection

(2009)

Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays

(2019)

Murder Takes a Holiday: Classic Crime Stories for Summer

(2021)

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