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Reading order

Inspector Wexford Books in Order

This page lists the complete Inspector Wexford reading order by Ruth Rendell, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 25 books / 1964-2013

Inspector Wexford Reading Order

01 From Doon With Death 1964 Buy
02 Sins of the Fathers / A New Lease of Death 1967 Buy
03 Wolf to the Slaughter 1967 Buy
04 The Best Man to Die 1969 Buy
05 A Guilty Thing Surprised 1970 Buy
06 No More Dying Then 1971 Buy
07 Murder Being Once Done 1972 Buy
08 Some Lie and Some Die 1973 Buy
09 Shake Hands Forever 1975 Buy
10 A Sleeping Life 1978 Buy
11 Death Notes / Put On By Cunning 1981 Buy
12 Speaker of Mandarin 1983 Buy
13 An Unkindness of Ravens 1985 Buy
14 The Veiled One 1988 Buy
15 Kissing the Gunner's Daughter 1992 Buy
16 Ginger and the Kingsmarkham 1992 Buy
17 Simisola 1994 Buy
18 Road Rage 1997 Buy
19 Harm Done 1999 Buy
20 The Babes in the Wood 2002 Buy
21 End in Tears 2005 Buy
22 Not in the Flesh 2007 Buy
23 The Monster in the Box 2009 Buy
24 The Vault 2011 Buy
25 No Man's Nightingale 2013 Buy

Inspector Wexford Books by Publication Order

1964 From Doon With Death #1
1967 Sins of the Fathers / A New Lease of Death #2
1967 Wolf to the Slaughter #3
1969 The Best Man to Die #4
1970 A Guilty Thing Surprised #5
1971 No More Dying Then #6
1972 Murder Being Once Done #7
1973 Some Lie and Some Die #8
1975 Shake Hands Forever #9
1978 A Sleeping Life #10
1981 Death Notes / Put On By Cunning #11
1983 Speaker of Mandarin #12
1985 An Unkindness of Ravens #13
1988 The Veiled One #14
1992 Kissing the Gunner's Daughter #15
1992 Ginger and the Kingsmarkham #16
1994 Simisola #17
1997 Road Rage #18
1999 Harm Done #19
2002 The Babes in the Wood #20
2005 End in Tears #21
2007 Not in the Flesh #22
2009 The Monster in the Box #23
2011 The Vault #24
2013 No Man's Nightingale #25

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Inspector Wexford reading order?

The Inspector Wexford reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Inspector Wexford books are there?

This catalog currently lists 25 Inspector Wexford books published across 1964-2013.

Who writes the Inspector Wexford books?

Inspector Wexford is listed as a book series by Ruth Rendell.

Should I read Inspector Wexford in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Inspector Wexford. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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