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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.
More from Ruth Rendell (142 quotes) →More quotes by Ruth Rendell
- “I don't want to marry anybody, but I certainly wouldn't want to marry a bad novelist.”Ruth Rendell
- “I think to be driven to want to kill must be such a terrible burden.”Ruth Rendell
- “I don't think the Barbara Vines are mysteries in any sense. The Barbara Vine is much more slowly paced. It is…”Ruth Rendell
- “I don't think it's good for people to be born into money and not know what it is never to have it.”Ruth Rendell
Writing: more sayings
- “Most good fiction also has a character the writer seems to know more deeply than anyone can actually be known…”Nell Freudenberger
- “In today's world, it never looks good when you're suing somebody who earned $20,000 for writing a book over a…”Robert Gottlieb
- “Bad writing is like a bad relationship. Don't be addicted to it just because you are familiar with its ways.…”Elif Safak
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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