Legendary Ruth Rendell has been writing crime novels for fifty years. The best-selling crime writer died at the age of 85, her publisher has said. The celebrated British author was best known for her series of novels featuring Chief Inspector Wexford.
Her publishers announced that Rendell passed away in London at 8am today. Paying tribute, they said they were "devastated by the loss" of one of their best-loved authors. The Labour peer was admitted to hospital in January in a critical but stable condition after suffering a serious stroke. Her crime novels gained her committed fans for decades and covered a range of issues from racism to domestic violence.
In a statement, Penguin Random House said:
Culled from UKTelegraph
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In a statement, Penguin Random House said:
"We are devastated by the loss of one of our best-loved authors. "Ruth has been published by Hutchinson since 1964 and under her pen name Barbara Vine, she wrote 14 novels for Penguin. "Ruth was very much part of our publishing family and a friend to many at Penguin Random House. We will miss her enormously. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time."With more than 60 titles to her name, Rendell's last book was The Girl Next Door, which came out last year. It was published along with a 50th anniversary edition of her debut novel From Doon With Death, which saw Inspector Wexford make his debut.
Culled from UKTelegraph
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