The 22nd in Ruth Rendell's Inspector Reginald Wexford series, The Monster in the Box rewards loyal readers with a generous trip back to the origins of the Kingsmarkham copper. Now a grandfather and a ...

One of the best-written detective series in the genre's history is ending. With "The Monster in the Box," Ruth Rendell says farewell to Reginald Wexford, her popular chief inspector of Kingsmarkham, a ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British crime writer Ruth Rendell, best known as the creator of Detective Chief Inspector Wexford, died in hospital on Saturday at the age of 85, her publisher said. Rendell, the ...

British mystery and crime writer Ruth Rendell — one of the most prolific authors in the genre, with more than 60 novels — has died at age 85 following a stroke in January, her publisher said in a ...