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It Will Not Disappoint. The first five books in order are From Doon with Death, A New Lease of Death, Wolf to the Slaughter, The Best Man to Die, and A Guilty Thing Surprised. These five suspenseful novels are sure to catch your interest, so there are plenty more where they came from.
- From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell. From Doon With Death (1964) Originally published in 1964, Ruth Rendell’s debut and first Wexford case was re-issued in 2014 to celebrate 50 years in the industry.
- A Demon In My View by Ruth Rendell. A Demon in my View (1976) This title was to give Ruth Rendell the first of her four CWA Gold Dagger awards. This drama is played out on a backdrop of a large house of tenants in London – a house in which you have different people with different tastes and backgrounds all living in tiny rooms under the same roof.
- A Judgement in Stone by Ruth Rendell. A Judgement in Stone (1977) The opening line to this novel is ‘Eunice Parchment killed the Coverdale family because she could not read or write’.
- Live Flesh by Ruth Rendell. Live Flesh (1986) Ruth Rendell was at her writing zenith during the eighties, but it was during the late eighties that she produced some of her most innovative novels.
Jan 15, 2024 · 1. A Sight for Sore Eyes. Ruth Rendell. 33 votes. 2. A Fatal Inversion. Ruth Rendell. 26 votes. 3. A Dark-Adapted Eye. Ruth Rendell. 18 votes. 4. The Rottweiler. Ruth Rendell. 12 votes. 5. The Bridesmaid. Ruth Rendell.
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- From Doon With Death (Inspector Wexford, #1)
- A Judgement in Stone
- The Crocodile Bird
- The Babes in the Wood (Inspector Wexford, #19)
- From Doon With Death. 3.68 · 13982 Ratings · 874 Reviews · published 1964 · 47 editions. Dazzling psychological suspense. Razor-sharp dialo…
- A New Lease of Death. 3.63 · 3274 Ratings · 259 Reviews · published 1967 · 81 editions. It's impossible to forget the violent bludgeoning …
- Wolf to the Slaughter. 3.64 · 3413 Ratings · 224 Reviews · published 1967 · 76 editions. The third book to feature the classic crime-solvin…
- The Best Man to Die. 3.76 · 4270 Ratings · 197 Reviews · published 1969 · 10 editions. Who could have suspected that the exciting stag pa…
May 2, 2015 · The Fever Tree and Other Stories (1982 book) The success of Rendell’s novels overshadows the fact that she is probably the single best British writer of crime short stories in the second...
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