Demons In Her View: The Ruth Rendell Information Site
The Novels
I've assembled this information from a variety of sources, but principally the books themselves. Any corrections or additions are welcome. Publication dates are for the first UK hardback edition.
To Fear A Painted Devil
Vanity Dies Hard
The Secret House Of Death
One Across, Two Down
The Face Of Trespass
A Demon In My View
A Judgement In Stone
Make Death Love Me
The Lake Of Darkness
Master Of The Moor
The Killing Doll
The Tree Of Hands
Live Flesh
Talking To Strange Men
The Bridesmaid
Going Wrong
The Crocodile Bird
The Keys To The Street
A Sight For Sore Eyes
Adam And Eve And Pinch Me
The Rottweiler
Thirteen Steps Down
Publication date: 1965
Dedication: For Margaret and Cyril Rabbs with love
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Publication date: 1966
Dedication: For the Savilles: Patricia and Derek, Mark and Caroline
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Publication date: 1968
Dedication: For Dagmar Blass
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Publication date: 1971
Dedication: For my son
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Publication date: 1974
Dedication: For Don
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Publication date: 1976
Dedication: For Maragret Rabbs, with love
Notes: Winner of the Crime Writers' Gold Dagger Award, 1976.
Publication date: 1977
Dedication: For Gerald Austin, with love
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Publication date: 1979
Dedication: To David Blass with love
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Publication date: 1980
Dedication: For Don, again
Notes: Winner of the Arts Council National Book Award for Genre Fiction, 1981
Publication date: 1982
Dedication: For Nan and Maurice Romilly
Notes: June 1, 2002
Publication date: 5 March 1984
Dedication: For Simon
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Publication date: 15 October 1984
Dedication: For Francesca, my godchild, with love
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Publication date: 27 February 1986
Dedication: For Don
Notes: Winner of the Crime Writers' Gold Dagger Award, 1986.
Publication date: 21 May 1987
Dedication: For Don
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Publication date: 6 April 1989
Dedication: For Don
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Publication date: 6 September 1990
Dedication: To Fredrik and Lilian
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Publication date: 2 September 1993
Dedication: To Don, Simon, Donna and Phillip
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Publication date: 5 September 1996
Dedication: For Don
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Publication date: 3 September 1998
Dedication: For Don again
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Publication date: 30 August 2001
Dedication: None
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Publication date: 2 October 2003
Dedication: For Jeanette Winterson with love
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Publication date: 7 October 2004
Dedication: To P.D. James, with affection and admiration.
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