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From Doon With Death
First edition (UK)
AuthorRuth Rendell
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Wexford #1
GenreCrime / Mystery novel
PublisherJohn Long Ltd (UK)
The Crime Club (US)
Publication date
1964
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages182 pp (Arrow edition)
ISBN0-09-920350-2 (Arrow edition)
OCLC16605281
Followed byA New Lease of Death 

From Doon with Death was the debut novel of British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1964.[1] The story was later made into a movie in 1988. The novel introduced her popular recurring character Inspector Wexford, who went on to feature in 24 of her novels.

Criticism and context

Although the identity of the victim's lover "Doon" would not be much of a surprise to the 21st century reader, at the time of its release it was considered ground-breaking and daring, and this novel immediately garnered Rendell international critical attention.

References

  1. ^ David Stout (2 May 2015). "Ruth Rendell, Novelist Who Thrilled and Educated, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 November 2020.


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