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Barbara Vine Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Barbara Vine in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 15 books / 1 series

Barbara Vine was the pseudonym of British crime writer Ruth Rendell, best known for her psychologically complex standalone novels. A major literary figure, she won multiple Edgar Awards and the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger. This page provides the Barbara Vine books in order, including both publication chronology and the series reading order.

Books by Barbara Vine in Publication Order

1986 A Dark-Adapted Eye POoSN / 1 Buy
1987 A Fatal Inversion POoSN / 2 Buy
1988 The House of Stairs POoSN / 3 Buy
1990 Gallowglass POoSN / 4 Buy
1991 King Solomon's Carpet POoSN / 5 Buy
1993 Asta's Book / Anna's Book POoSN / 6 Buy
1994 No Night Is Too Long POoSN / 7 Buy
1995 In the Time of His Prosperity POoSN / 8 Buy
1995 The Brimstone Wedding POoSN / 9 Buy
1998 The Chimney Sweeper's Boy POoSN / 10 Buy
2000 Grasshopper POoSN / 11 Buy
2002 The Blood Doctor POoSN / 12 Buy
2005 Minotaur POoSN / 13 Buy
2008 Birthday Present POoSN / 14 Buy
2012 The Child's Child POoSN / 15 Buy

Complete Barbara Vine Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 15 books / 1986-2012
01 A Dark-Adapted Eye 1986 Buy
02 A Fatal Inversion 1987 Buy
03 The House of Stairs 1988 Buy
04 Gallowglass 1990 Buy
05 King Solomon's Carpet 1991 Buy
06 Asta's Book / Anna's Book 1993 Buy
07 No Night Is Too Long 1994 Buy
08 In the Time of His Prosperity 1995 Buy
09 The Brimstone Wedding 1995 Buy
10 The Chimney Sweeper's Boy 1998 Buy
11 Grasshopper 2000 Buy
12 The Blood Doctor 2002 Buy
13 Minotaur 2005 Buy
14 Birthday Present 2008 Buy
15 The Child's Child 2012 Buy

Where to start with Barbara Vine

What is the best order to read Barbara Vine books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.