The Baroness Rendell of Babergh | |
|---|---|
 Rendell in 1985 | |
| Born | Ruth Barbara Grasemann 17 February 1930 Woodford, Essex, England |
| Died | 2 May 2015 (aged 85) London, England |
| Pen name | Barbara Vine |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | |
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE (née Grasemann; 17 February 1930 – 2 May 2015) was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries.[1]
Rendell is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford.[2] A second string of works was a series of unrelated crime novels that explored the psychological background of criminals and their victims. This theme was developed further in a third series of novels, published under the pseudonym Barbara Vine.
- ^ Alison Flood (1 March 2013). "Ruth Rendell: a life in writing". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Sixth edition. Ed. by Margaret Drabble. Oxford University Press, 2000, p. 847. ISBN 0-19-866244-0.