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Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE (née Grasemann; 17 February 1930 – 2 May 2015) was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries. [1] Rendell is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford . [2]
At age 83, Ruth has already completed a vast library of books including 24 novels in the Inspector Wexford series, 26 standalone novels, two novellas, 14 novels written under the pen name Barbara Vine, nine short-story collections, one uncollected short story, one children’s fiction, and three nonfiction novels.
Apr 30, 2024 · Ruth Rendell was a British writer of mystery novels, psychological crime novels, and short stories who was perhaps best known for her novels featuring Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford. Rendell initially worked as a reporter and copy editor for West Essex newspapers.
May 3, 2015 · Ruth Rendell, a prolific and hugely popular writer of intricately plotted mystery novels that combined psychological insight, social conscience and, not infrequently, teeth-chattering terror,...
Ruth Rendell: Life + Works. Ruth was an unsettling mixture of the conventional and the strange. Both her names, Barbara and Ruth, mean “stranger”. She became a bestselling author worldwide and a peer of the realm, but she remained on the side of life’s outsiders. —Jeanette Winterson
May 2, 2015 · Ruth Rendell was a leading member of the generation of writers who took crime fiction and turned it into literature. In a career spanning 50 years, she wrote more than 60 novels, as well as ...
Rendell’s progressive political views are reflected in her novels which try to innovate a fundamentally conservative literary genre. Ruth Rendell writes mysteries in the vein of a social critic who observes and exposes social inequalities, racial and sexual discriminations and gender biases.
May 8, 2015 · Remembering Ruth Rendell, Master Of Smart And Socially Aware Suspense The British novelist set shocking crimes in mundane settings — always adding a dash of social criticism. Critic Maureen ...
May 2, 2015 · Baroness Rendell of Babergh, the novelist Ruth Rendell, who has died aged 85, was one of Britain’s best-selling celebrity crime writers. She revitalised the mystery genre to reflect post-war...
May 4, 2015 · Famed British crime writer Ruth Rendell died this past weekend in London. She was 85 and had suffered a stroke in January. Best known for her long-running Inspector Wexford series — which was...
