The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part One

Wexford finds he is dealing with a very nasty case when nature-loving Elizabeth Nightingale is murdered on one of her nightly walks through the woods around Myfleet Manor.

A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Two

A Guilty Thing Surprised: Part Three

Shake Hands Forever: Part One

Angela Hathall is murdered, but Wexford can find no motive and no suspect. Maybe she picked up a stranger who killed her?The line Wexford follows alienates not just his colleagues, including Mike Burden, but his wife, too.

Shake Hands Forever: Part Two

Shake Hands Forever: Part Three