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Publication Order of Inspector Wexford Books
| From Doon With Death | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Sins of the Fathers / A New Lease of Death | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Wolf to the Slaughter | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Best Man to Die | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| A Guilty Thing Surprised | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| No More Dying Then | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Murder Being Once Done | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Some Lie and Some Die | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Shake Hands Forever | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| A Sleeping Life | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Death Notes / Put On By Cunning | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Speaker of Mandarin | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| An Unkindness of Ravens | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Veiled One | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Kissing the Gunner’s Daughter | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Simisola | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Road Rage | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Harm Done | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Babes in the Wood | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| End in Tears | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Not in the Flesh | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Monster in the Box | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Vault | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| No Man’s Nightingale | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Inspector Wexford Collections Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| To Fear a Painted Devil | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Vanity Dies Hard | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Secret House Of Death | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| One Across, Two Down | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Face of Trespass | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| A Demon in My View | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| A Judgement in Stone | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Make Death Love Me | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Lake of Darkness | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Master of the Moor | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Killing Doll | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Tree of Hands | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Live Flesh | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| A Dark-Adapted Eye | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Talking to Strange Men | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| A Fatal Inversion | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The House of Stairs | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Bridesmaid | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Going Wrong | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Gallowglass | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| King Solomon’s Carpet | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Crocodile Bird | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Asta’s Book | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| No Night Is Too Long | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| In the Time of His Prosperity | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Brimstone Wedding | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Keys to the Street | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| A Sight for Sore Eyes | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Chimney Sweeper’s Boy | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Grasshopper | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Adam and Eve and Pinch Me | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Blood Doctor | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Rottweiler | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| 13 Steps Down | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Minotaur | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Water’s Lovely | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Portobello | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Birthday Present | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Tigerlily’s Orchids | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Saint Zita Society | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Child’s Child | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Girl Next Door | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Dark Corners | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Convolvulus Clock | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Heartstones | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Long Live The Queen | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Thornapple | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Thief | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Fallen Curtain | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Fever Tree | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The New Girlfriend | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Collected Short Stories | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Copper Peacock and Other Stories | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Blood Lines | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Piranha to Scurfy | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Ruth Rendell: Short Stories | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Collected Stories Vol 1 | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| A Spot of Folly | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Children’s Books
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Ruth Rendell’s Suffolk | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Reason Why | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Books
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Pan Book of Horror Stories Books
| The Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The First Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Second Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Third Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Fifth Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Sixth Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 7th Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Eighth Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Ninth Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Tenth Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Eleventh Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Twelfth Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 13th Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 14th Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 15th Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 16th Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 17th Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 18th Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 19th Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 20th Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 21st Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 22nd Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 23rd Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 24th Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The 25th Pan Book of Horror Stories | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Web She Weaves | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Mystery Cats | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| 1st Culprit | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Women of Mystery | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| 3rd Culprit | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Tales of Obsession | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Murder by the Book | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Win, Lose or Die | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Crime After Crime | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Crime Never Pays | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The World’s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Unforgettable Ghost Stories by Women Writers | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| Midsummer Nights | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
| The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime Volume 10. | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |