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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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- “I was a child, and in 1942, I was evacuated to the Cotswolds with my mother, who was a teacher - she went wit…”Ruth Rendell
- “Reading taught me how to write.”Ruth Rendell
- “Everybody wants their fame. They long for it, and I think they don't much care how they get it - to attract a…”Ruth Rendell
- “People always tell me my books are so dark; I don't think they're particularly dark. I'm not like that. I'm q…”Ruth Rendell
Books: more sayings
- “Of course, there were other sorts of literature -- theoretical, self-referencial, lachrymosely autobiographic…”Julian Barnes
- “I never think of an entire book at once. I always just start with a very small idea. In 'Holes,' I just began…”Louis Sachar
- “Wishing there were more children's books like 'The Snowy Day' is a bit like wishing there were more grownup b…”Rumaan Alam
Love: more sayings
- “For fun, I love to play the drums... poorly. I have a band, a bunch of theater nerds - we got together, and w…”William Jackson Harper
- “I am not your victim because you are not a predator any more than a bottle of scotch stalks an alcoholic.”Sue William Silverman
- “I was actually permitting myself to experience a sickening sense of disappointment: but rallying my wits, and…”Charlotte Brontë
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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