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Reading order

Inspector Wexford — reading order

Ruth Rendell

  1. From Doon with Death (1964)
  2. A New Lease of Death (1967)
  3. Wolf to the Slaughter (1967)
  4. The Best Man to Die (1969)
  5. A Guilty Thing Surprised (1970)
  6. No More Dying Then (1971)
  7. Murder Being Once Done (1972)
  8. Some Lie and Some Die (1973)
  9. Shake Hands For Ever (1975)
  10. A Sleeping Life (1978)
  11. Put on By Cunning (1981)
  12. The Speaker of Mandarin (1983)
  13. Every volume in order (24) ↓
24 volumes
Volumes
1964–2013
Published
Completed
Status

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Wolf to the Slaughter
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Publication order

24 volumes1964–2013Completed

  • Read in publication order, from From Doon with Death (1964) to No Man’s Nightingale (2013).
  • The cases stand alone, but Wexford and Burden age with the books and Kingsmarkham changes around them.

Every volume in order

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No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.

  1. From Doon with Death
    1964
  2. A New Lease of Death
    1967
  3. Wolf to the Slaughter
    1967
  4. The Best Man to Die
    1969
  5. A Guilty Thing Surprised
    1970
  6. No More Dying Then
    1971
  7. Murder Being Once Done
    1972
  8. Some Lie and Some Die
    1973
  9. Shake Hands For Ever
    1975
  10. A Sleeping Life
    1978
  11. Put on By Cunning
    1981
  12. The Speaker of Mandarin
    1983
  13. An Unkindness of Ravens
    1985
  14. The Veiled One
    1988
  15. Kissing the Gunner's Daughter
    1992
  16. Simisola
    1994
  17. Road Rage
    1997
  18. Harm Done
    1999
  19. The Babes in the Wood
    2002
  20. End in Tears
    2005
  21. Not in the Flesh
    2007
  22. The Monster in the Box
    2009
  23. The Vault
    2011
  24. No Man's Nightingale
    2013
24 volumes on a timeline, 1964 to 2013
  1. From Doon with Death
    From Doon with Death1964Buy
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  2. A New Lease of Death
    A New Lease of Death1967
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  3. Wolf to the Slaughter
    Wolf to the Slaughter1967Start here
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  4. The Best Man to Die
    The Best Man to Die1969
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  5. A Guilty Thing Surprised
    A Guilty Thing Surprised1970
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  6. No More Dying Then
    No More Dying Then1971
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  7. Murder Being Once Done
    Murder Being Once Done1972Buy
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  8. Some Lie and Some Die
    Some Lie and Some Die1973Buy
    –Not ranked yet
  9. Shake Hands For Ever
    Shake Hands For Ever1975Buy
    –Not ranked yet
  10. A Sleeping Life
    A Sleeping Life1978
    –Not ranked yet
  11. Put on By Cunning
    Put on By Cunning1981
    –Not ranked yet
  12. The Speaker of Mandarin
    The Speaker of Mandarin1983
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  13. An Unkindness of Ravens
    An Unkindness of Ravens1985 · 5 ratings
    –Not ranked yet
  14. The Veiled One
    The Veiled One1988
    –Not ranked yet
  15. Kissing the Gunner's Daughter
    Kissing the Gunner's Daughter1992Buy
    –Not ranked yet
  16. Simisola
    Simisola1994
    –Not ranked yet
  17. Road Rage
    Road Rage1997 · 8 ratings
    –Not ranked yet
  18. Harm Done
    Harm Done1999
    –Not ranked yet
  19. The Babes in the Wood
    The Babes in the Wood2002
    –Not ranked yet
  20. End in Tears
    End in Tears2005
    –Not ranked yet
  21. Not in the Flesh
    Not in the Flesh2007
    –Not ranked yet
  22. The Monster in the Box
    The Monster in the Box2009
    –Not ranked yet
  23. The Vault
    The Vault2011
    –Not ranked yet
  24. No Man's Nightingale
    No Man's Nightingale2013Buy
    –Not ranked yet

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