Ruth Rendell

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....

All his life, for almost as far back as he could remember, Victor had had a phobia....

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: At the going rate, this one truffle might be worth several hundred pounds. Then the dirt falls away to reveal not a precious mushroom....

There were some things about Chief Inspector Wexford's trip to China that he could never have dreamt of....

Ruth Rendell takes Inspector Wexford back to his days as a young policeman, and to the man he has long suspected of murder—serial murder....

In a gloomy cellar, the figure of a beautiful, pale woman makes no move when the man advances on her from the shadows....

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

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

One particular member of the local press is gunning for the Chief Inspector, distinctly unimpressed with what he regards as old-fashioned police methods....

The massacre at Tancred House seems at first to be the work of a burglar, panicked into killing. But Chief Inspector Wexford believes there are links with the murder of a Kingsmarkham detective....

Wessex is retired - or would be, if murder and danger would only leave him alone....

Liza is raised in a remote rural hamlet. One evening, Liza’s mother orders her to leave home forever. Paralyzed at having to fend for herself, Liza finds refuge with Sean, a drifter with whom she begins to share the bizarre story of her life....

Having published 45 books, Ruth Rendell is an internationally popular mystery writer.....

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

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'....

Inspector Wexford and his assistant Burden unravel the threads connecting the drowning of an elderly, world-renowned flautist and the murder of a woman whose identity confounds them.....

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....

Charlie Hatton wanted fast money and conspicuous success, and he was prepared to cut any corners to get them....

Mix Cellini (which he pronounces with an S rather than a C) is superstitious about the number 13 and has always felt dogged by ill-luck....

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