Ruth rendell son

In the thirty-plus years that have followed the publication of her debut "Wexford" novel From Doon with Death in , Ruth Rendell has been writing fiction of a uniquely impressive kind.

Incredibly prolific, with some fifty titles to her name, her work rate is more than matched by the high quality of her writing, and her novels and stories have secured her numerous awards while winning favor with readers and critics alike.

Most of her books fall under the general heading of murder mystery or detective fiction, but to pigeon-hole her as a "genre" writer is to do both author and potential readers a disservice. In a real sense Rendell has created her own category, operating with great success on three fictional fronts—the "Inspector Wexford" detective series, the stand-alone novels produced under her own name and those written as Barbara Vine.

Any one of these formidable streams of fiction would be enough to build her a lasting reputation; taken t