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Edgar Award–winning author Ruth Rendell (1930-2015) wrote more than seventy books and sold more than twenty million copies worldwide. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (London), she was the recipient of the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Crime Writers' Association. Rendell's award-winning novels include A Demon in My View (1976), A Dark-Adapted Eye (1987), and King Solomon's Carpet (1991). Her popular crime stories featuring Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford were adapted into a long-running British television series (1987–2000) starring George Baker.
From Doon with Death
A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery, Book 1 (Unabridged)
By: Ruth Rendell
Narrated by: Terrence Hardiman
When Margaret Parsons disappears, it's assumed that she's run off with another man. But then the missing woman's body is found and a startling discovery is made....
It's worth starting here
By connie on 03-12-11
Series: Inspector Wexford, Book 1
One Across, Two Down
Narrated by: Nicky Henson
There are only two things in life that interest Stanley: solving crossword puzzles, and getting his hands on his mother-in-law's money....
By Suzanne fox on 03-09-18
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter
Narrated by: Davina Porter
Wexford is horrified by the carnage he encounters at Tancred Manor, home of a famous anthropologist, but he is determined to do all that he can for 17-year-old Daisy....
Entertaining but predictable with rushed ending
Series: Inspector Wexford, Book 15
An Unkindness of Ravens
An Inspector Wexford Mystery
Wexford can't be bothered when a woman complains of a runaway husband. But his disappearance takes on a new urgency when a second woman reports her husband is missing too.....
Fascinating Plot
By Roberta L. Ruben on 07-31-15
A New Lease of Death
A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery, Book 2
Narrated by: Nigel Anthony
Wexford had every reason to remember the Painter case - it was the first murder he'd ever handled on his own. There had been no doubts about the case, until now....
By Nicole on 07-09-12
No Man's Nightingale
A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery, Book 24 (Unabridged)
Sarah Hussain was not popular in the community of Kingsmarkham. She was born of mixed parents - a white Irishwoman and an immigrant Indian Hindu....
Vanity Dies Hard
Narrated by: Eva Haddon
Wealthy Alice Whittaker is known for her generosity, and when her friend Nesta vanishes Alice is determined to find her....
A Chief Inspector Wexford Mystery, Book 13
Narrated by: Michael Bryant
A simple case of a man running off with a woman other than his wife. But when another woman reports that her husband is missing, the case turns unpleasantly complex....
Brilliantly written and very entertaining
By Marilyn on 06-02-09
The Rottweiler
The first girl had a bite mark on her neck, but they traced the DNA to her boyfriend. But the tabloids got hold of the story and called the killer 'The Rottweiler'....
Lots of atmosphere, and a Freudian mystery.
By Sparkly on 11-03-12
Dark Corners
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
When his father dies, Carl Martin, a philosophy graduate and struggling novelist, inherits a house in a trendy London neighborhood....
Great book! Love Ruth Rendell
By Delah on 12-16-15
Wolf to the Slaughter
Narrated by: Robin Bailey
Anita Margolis had vanished. There was no body, no crime, nothing more concrete than an anonymous letter and a name. A pattern soon emerged to the investigation....
A Throroughly Enjoyable Mystery!
By Sarah on 05-11-15
Shake Hands For Ever
All he has to go on is his own intuitive suspicions. Was he becoming cynical and untrusting or was this one of the most ingenious crimes he had ever tackled?....
Ruth Rendell Does Not Fail You For A Good Read
By Electic Chef on 07-09-12
A Sight for Sore Eyes
Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
Having published 45 books, Ruth Rendell is an internationally popular mystery writer.....
one of Rendell's best
By Celia on 07-08-16
The Keys to the Street
Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale
Mary Jago had donated her own bone marrow to save the life of someone she didn't know. And this generous act led directly to the bitter break-up of her affair with Alistair....
Mystery with humor and insight
By Ida Hagman on 10-02-12
Put on by Cunning
Narrated by: Charles Kay
Sir Manual Camargue had just announced his intention of taking a second wife, 50 years his junior. On the same cold winter's day, he died as a result of what was surely a tragic accident....
One of the Best Mysteries I Have Ever Read
By Paul and Courtney on 01-05-12
The discovery of bones in a tin box sends shockwaves across a group of long-time friends....
Kept unfolding more twists and turns
By Happy Helena on 02-08-15
The Water's Lovely
Narrated by: Siân Thomas
The man who had died was Ismay's stepfather, Guy....
Not my favorite RR
By wobbly on 05-08-14
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Not in the Flesh
A Wexford Novel
Narrated by: Simon Vance
When the truffle-hunting dog starts to dig furiously, his master's first reaction is delight at the size of the clump the dog has unearthed....
By Thrones for ever on 01-30-20
The Veiled One
Wexford is shopping for his wife's birthday present when the body of a strangled woman is discovered nearby....
Ambient background
By Terry Clairmont on 03-09-21
The Babes in the Wood
With floods threatening his home, Chief Inspector Wexford already has his hands full when he learns that two local teenagers have gone missing ....
as good as anything Rendell has written
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