📖 About Inspector Wexford

Inspector Wexford is a series universe written by Ruth Rendell. The complete collection runs to 26 books across 2 series, published between 1964 and 2013.

The main series is Publication Order of Inspector Wexford Books with 25 books. It opens with From Doon With Death (1964) and currently runs to No Man's Nightingale (2013).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Inspector Wexford

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: From Doon With Death (1964), book 1 of Publication Order of Inspector Wexford Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 2 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Inspector Wexford Books in Order

Publication Order of Inspector Wexford Books
25 books
1
From Doon With Death book cover1From Doon With Death1964Buy on Amazon
Sins of the Fathers / A New Lease of Death book cover2Sins of the Fathers / A New Lease of Death1967Buy on Amazon
Wolf to the Slaughter book cover3Wolf to the Slaughter1967Buy on Amazon
The Best Man to Die book cover4The Best Man to Die1969Buy on Amazon
A Guilty Thing Surprised book cover5A Guilty Thing Surprised1970Buy on Amazon
No More Dying Then book cover6No More Dying Then1971Buy on Amazon
Murder Being Once Done book cover7Murder Being Once Done1972Buy on Amazon
Some Lie and Some Die book cover8Some Lie and Some Die1973Buy on Amazon
Shake Hands Forever book cover9Shake Hands Forever1975Buy on Amazon
A Sleeping Life book cover10A Sleeping Life1978Buy on Amazon
Death Notes / Put On By Cunning book cover11Death Notes / Put On By Cunning1981Buy on Amazon
Speaker of Mandarin book cover12Speaker of Mandarin1983Buy on Amazon
An Unkindness of Ravens book cover13An Unkindness of Ravens1985Buy on Amazon
The Veiled One book cover14The Veiled One1988Buy on Amazon
Kissing the Gunner's Daughter book cover15Kissing the Gunner's Daughter1992Buy on Amazon
Ginger and the Kingsmarkham book cover16Ginger and the Kingsmarkham1992Buy on Amazon
Simisola book cover17Simisola1994Buy on Amazon
Road Rage book cover18Road Rage1997Buy on Amazon
Harm Done book cover19Harm Done1999Buy on Amazon
The Babes in the Wood book cover20The Babes in the Wood2002Buy on Amazon
End in Tears book cover21End in Tears2005Buy on Amazon
Not in the Flesh book cover22Not in the Flesh2007Buy on Amazon
The Monster in the Box book cover23The Monster in the Box2009Buy on Amazon
The Vault book cover24The Vault2011Buy on Amazon
No Man's Nightingale book cover25No Man's Nightingale2013Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Inspector Wexford Collections Books
1 books
2
Means of Evil book cover1Means of Evil1979Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Inspector Wexford books are there?
There are 26 books in the Inspector Wexford collection, organised into 2 series and published between 1964 and 2013.
What is the first Inspector Wexford book?
The first book is From Doon With Death, published in 1964.
What order should I read the Inspector Wexford books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Inspector Wexford books?
The Inspector Wexford books were written by Ruth Rendell.
Is the Inspector Wexford series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Inspector Wexford Books, has 25 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Inspector Wexford series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1964, and the most recent in 2013.