In 1964, Ruth Rendell’s first published novel, “From Doon With Death,” gave us Reginald Wexford, a police inspector in Kingsmarkham, which the British author once described as “a sizable town ...

The British mystery writer was known for her Inspector Wexford series and in her later years became active in Labour Party politics. NPR's Petra... Ruth Rendell Dies, Pioneered The Psychological ...

The 22nd in Ruth Rendell's Inspector Reginald Wexford series, The Monster in the Box rewards loyal readers with a generous trip back to the origins of the Kingsmarkham copper. Now a grandfather and a ...

Wexford fans may be disappointed by the shortage of memorable characters in Rendell's latest mystery to feature the chief inspector, a solid, if not spectacular, entry in the series. As in her ...

In Rendell’s absorbing 24th Inspector Wexford novel (after 2011’s The Vault), the Kingsmarkham, England, sleuth tries to find out who strangled the Rev. Sarah Hussain in the vicarage of St. Peter’s ...

Prolific crime and mystery writer Ruth Rendell, perhaps best known for her Chief Inspector Wexford novels, died Saturday, said her publisher, Penguin Random House. She was 85. The cause of death was ...

It amazes me when crime writers publish a book a year and it's not so formulaic that the reader is bored. Take Ruth Rendell, the doyenne of British mystery writers, who's just penned "The Vault," her ...

One of the best-written detective series in the genre's history is ending. With "The Monster in the Box," Ruth Rendell says farewell to Reginald Wexford, her popular chief inspector of Kingsmarkham, a ...

KISSING THE GUNNER'S DAUGHTER, by Ruth Rendell, Mysterious Press, $19.95. This may be Rendell's finest Inspector Wexford adventure to date. Its brilliantly tight construction relies on a series of ...

LONDON (AP) – Mystery writer Ruth Rendell, who brought psychological insight and social conscience to the classic British detective story, has died at the age of 85. Publisher Penguin Random House ...

The cause of death was not announced, but Rendell had suffered a serious stroke in January. She was one of Britain’s most popular crime novelists and authored dozens of books, including many written ...