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Author Ruth Rendell dies aged 85
Crime writer Ruth Rendell has died aged 85, her publisher says.
She wrote more than 60 novels in a career spanning 50 years, her best-known creation being Inspector Wexford, which was turned into a highly successful TV series.
Rendell, one of Britain's best-selling contemporary authors, also wrote under the pen-name Barbara Vine.
Born in Essex, she is credited with bringing a social and psychological dimension to crime fiction.
Publisher Penguin Random House said Rendell, who suffered a stroke in January, died in London on Saturday morning.
"We are devastated by the loss of one of our best-loved authors," the publisher said in a statement.
Penguin Random House chair, Baroness Gail Rebuck, said Rendell was admired throughout publishing for her "brilliant body of work".
"An insightful and elegant observer of society, many of her award-winning thrillers and psychological murder mysteries highlighted the causes she cared so deeply about."
Rendell's first Wexford book, From Doon with Death, was p
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Ruth Rendell Biography, Books, and Similar Authors
Ruth Rendell Biography
Ruth Rendell was born February 17, 1930 in Essex, England. During her 50-year writing career she wrote over 60 novels, both under her own name and using her pseudonym, Barbara Vine.
Rendell was credited with bringing a social and psychological dimension to crime fiction, which led to considerable commercial and success and critical praise. Many of her books were were adapted for both movies and television, especially including the Inspector Wexford series.
Rendell was awarded three Edgars for best novel by the Mystery Writers of America, as well as the Grand Master Award. In England, the Crime Writers' Association honored her with two Gold Dagger awards for best novel, a Silver Dagger, and a Diamond Dagger for outstanding contribution to the genre. She lived in London.
Ruth died May 5, 2015.
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Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series , vol. 127, Thomson Gale, 2004, pp. 356-61.
Major 21st-Century Writers , vol. 4, Thomson Gale, 2005.
Peers and Members of the House of Lords , PMS Publications, Ltd., 1999.
Periodicals
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Independent (London, England), March 29, 1998, p. 31; September 5, 1999, pp. 4-5; June 15, 2002, pp. 30-31.
Maclean's , May 19, 1986, p. 63.
New York Times , April 10, 1995, p. C9; October 5, 2005, p. E1.
Observer , December 1, 1991, p. 25.
Ottawa Citizen , September 25, 1993, p. B5; November 13, 2004, p. F1.
People , December 18, 2005, p. 65.
StraitsTimes (Singapore), February 28, 2004.
Toronto Star , September 30, 1989, p. M12.
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