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Ruth Rendell Books in Order

8 series including Inspector Wexford, Inspector Wexford Collections and more

8 series 119 books Latest: Murder Takes a Holiday: Classic Crime Stories for Summer (2021)

Publishing since 1964, Ruth Rendell has 119 books to their name. Those titles are spread across 8 series, led by Inspector Wexford with 25 books. Their latest title in our catalogue is Murder Takes a Holiday: Classic Crime Stories for Summer, from 2021.

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1 Inspector Wexford 2 Inspector Wexford Collections 3 Ruth Rendell Other Novels 4 Ruth Rendell Short Stories/Novellas 5 Ruth Rendell Short Story Collections 6 Ruth Rendell Children's Books 7 Ruth Rendell Non-Fiction Books 8 Ruth Rendell Anthologies

Reading Order

8 series · 119 books

Inspector Wexford Series

0 of 25 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 From Doon With Death 1964 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Sins of the Fathers / A New Lease of Death 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Wolf to the Slaughter 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Best Man to Die 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 A Guilty Thing Surprised 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 No More Dying Then 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Murder Being Once Done 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Some Lie and Some Die 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Shake Hands Forever 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 A Sleeping Life 1978 Edgar Awards 1979Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Death Notes / Put On By Cunning 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Speaker of Mandarin 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 An Unkindness of Ravens 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Veiled One 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Kissing the Gunner's Daughter 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Ginger and the Kingsmarkham 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Simisola 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Road Rage 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Harm Done 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 The Babes in the Wood 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 End in Tears 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Not in the Flesh 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 The Monster in the Box 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 The Vault 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 No Man's Nightingale 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Inspector Wexford Collections Series

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Means of Evil 1979 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ruth Rendell Other Novels

0 of 43 read
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1 To Fear a Painted Devil 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Vanity Dies Hard 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Secret House Of Death 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 One Across, Two Down 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Face of Trespass 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 A Demon in My View 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 A Judgement in Stone 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Make Death Love Me 1979 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Lake of Darkness 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Master of the Moor 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Killing Doll 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Tree of Hands 1984 Edgar Awards 1986Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Live Flesh 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 A Dark-Adapted Eye (As: Barbara Vine) 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Talking to Strange Men 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 A Fatal Inversion (As: Barbara Vine) 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The House of Stairs (As: Barbara Vine) 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Bridesmaid 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Going Wrong 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Gallowglass (As: Barbara Vine) 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 King Solomon's Carpet (As: Barbara Vine) 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 The Crocodile Bird 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Asta's Book / Anna's Book (As: Barbara Vine) 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 No Night Is Too Long (As: Barbara Vine) 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 In the Time of His Prosperity (Short Story) (As: Barbara Vine) 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 The Brimstone Wedding (As: Barbara Vine) 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 The Keys to the Street 1996 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 A Sight for Sore Eyes 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 The Chimney Sweeper's Boy (As: Barbara Vine) 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Grasshopper (As: Barbara Vine) 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Adam and Eve and Pinch Me 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 The Blood Doctor (As: Barbara Vine) 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 The Rottweiler 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 13 Steps Down 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 Minotaur (As: Barbara Vine) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 The Water's Lovely 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 Birthday Present (As: Barbara Vine) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 Portobello 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 Tigerlily's Orchids 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 The Saint Zita Society 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 The Child's Child (As: Barbara Vine) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 The Girl Next Door 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 Dark Corners 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ruth Rendell Short Stories/Novellas

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1 The Convolvulus Clock (Short Story) 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Heartstones (Short Story) 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Long Live The Queen (Short Story) 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Thornapple (Short Story) 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Thief (Short Story) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ruth Rendell Short Story Collections

0 of 10 read
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1 The Fallen Curtain 1976 🏆 Edgar Awards 1975Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Fever Tree 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The New Girlfriend 1985 🏆 Edgar Awards 1984Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Collected Short Stories 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Copper Peacock and Other Stories 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Blood Lines 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Piranha to Scurfy 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Ruth Rendell: Short Stories 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Collected Stories Vol 1 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 A Spot of Folly 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ruth Rendell Children's Books

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1 Archie and Archie (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ruth Rendell Non-Fiction Books

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1 Ruth Rendell's Suffolk 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Reason Why 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ruth Rendell Anthologies

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1 Simply The Best Mysteries, Edgar Award Winners And Front Runners 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The 23rd Pan Book of Horror Stories 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Web She Weaves 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Murder in the Dark 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Ready or Not: Here Come Fourteen Frightening Stories! 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 English Country House Murders 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Picador Book of the New Gothic 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Mystery Cats 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 1st Culprit 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Man Who... 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Women of Mystery 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1992 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Fifty Best Mysteries 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 3rd Culprit 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Women of Mystery II 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: November 1994 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Murder Intercontinental 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Murder by the Book 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Win, Lose or Die 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Women of Mystery III 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Crime After Crime 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Crime Never Pays 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Murder On The Railways 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Feline Felonies 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Unforgettable Ghost Stories by Women Writers 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Great Modern Stories 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Midsummer Nights 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Short Stories: The Thoroughly Modern Collection 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Murder Takes a Holiday: Classic Crime Stories for Summer 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Ruth Barbara Rendell is an English crime author

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