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About Ruth Rendell
English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries. She is best known for crime fiction that focuses on suspense, psychology, and the hidden motives behind violent acts. Her work moved between thriller and murder mystery forms, and her books made her a prominent name in English popular fiction.
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- “Suspense is my thing. I think I am able to make people want to keep turning pages. They want to know what hap…”Ruth Rendell
- “I try, and I think I succeed, in making my readers feel pity for my psychopaths, because I do.”Ruth Rendell
- “'The Da Vinci Code' was pretty awful. A good idea disappointingly handled.”Ruth Rendell
- “I enjoy moving. I like to be in a new place. Settling down doesn't appeal to me much. I like the whole busine…”Ruth Rendell
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Books by Ruth Rendell
Sight for Sore Eyes, A
1999
Simisola
1995
13 Steps Down
2005
Road Rage (Inspector Wexford)
1998
A dark-adapted eye
1986