Ruth Rendell

I read that she'd died. I loved her books, especially the Barbara Vine ones. She was such a prolific writer.

Yes I agree Ana, especially the Barbara Vine ones, I'll miss not getting one of her latest, which I usually put on my Christmas list. PE James also died a little while ago, I'm not sure I have discovered a female crime writer of that I enjoy as much.

Very sad to hear about the death of Ruth Randall, I love her books.

I meant P D James not P E

Read all her books, a brilliant crime writer

Anniebach, how about just a brilliant writer?

You couldn't put a Ruth Rendell down once you'd started it, they were such thrilling page turners.

A Fatal Inversion is one of my favourite Barbara Vine books and I loved the Inspector Wexford series on telly.

Hunt, for me a brilliant crime writer could not be a brilliant crime writer if they were not a brilliant writer

Love the RR and the BV books and read them all. My favourite is From Doon with Death (I may have got that a bit wrong - her first book, anyway) and also the one about kids surfing on the underground trains (ie riding on the roof of the train) - I think that was a BV. Can anyone remember what it was called as I'd love to read it again.

RIP Ruth Rendell, you brought a lot of pleasure to a lot of people.

I think it was called King Soloman's Carpet NoTooOld

Stand out books for me were A Dark Adapted Eye, The Chimney Sweep's Boy, Asta's Book and The Blood Doctor, I was rarely disappointed, although I thought Portobello a fairly recent one, wasn't up to her usual standard.

Sad news about Ruth Rendell but she had had a very severe stroke and perhaps death might have been a release.

My very favourite Barbara Vine book was A Dark Adapted Eye and I also enjoyed The Brimstone Wedding. My favourite Ruth Rendell books were The Tree of Hands and A Judgment in Stone.

I didn't really enjoy her later mysteries as much.