Ruth Rendell

Chief Inspector Wexford is concerned about a pedophile who has been recently released back into the community but cannot foresee a series of serious crimes waiting to happen....

Sarah Hussain was not popular in the community of Kingsmarkham. She was born of mixed parents - a white Irishwoman and an immigrant Indian Hindu....

A spectacularly compelling story of blackmail, murders both accidental and opportunistic, and one life’s fateful unraveling....

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'....

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....

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?....

With deceptive economy in these nine short stories, Ruth Rendell indicates hidden depths in ordinary events and creates a sense of profound unease....

Chief Inspector Reg Wexford has retired. He and his wife, Dora, now divide their time between Kingsmarkham and their daughter....

A lump of concrete dropped deliberately from a little stone bridge kills the wrong person. The young woman in the car behind is spared. But only for a while....

'I think you know who killed your stepfather', said Wexford....

Two damaged children. Teddy became a handsome young man, Francine was beautiful - a sight for sore eyes. But it was death that brought them together....

Concealed by a shroud of dirty brown velvet was what looked like a heap of rags....

Four members of the Coverdale family - George, Jacqueline, Melinda and Giles....

Wexford had almost made up his mind that he would never again set eyes on Eric Targo. And yet there he was, back in Kingsmarkham, still with that cocky, strutting walk....

The discovery of bones in a tin box sends shockwaves across a group of long-time friends....

Wealthy Alice Whittaker is known for her generosity, and when her friend Nesta vanishes Alice is determined to find her....

Chief Inspector Wexford tries to solve a murder with no evidence, not even a body....

When he unexpectedly comes into a small fortune, he decides to use his newfound wealth to help out those in need....

With floods threatening his home, Chief Inspector Wexford already has his hands full when he learns that two local teenagers have gone missing ....

There are only two things in life that interest Stanley: solving crossword puzzles, and getting his hands on his mother-in-law’s money....