From Doon with Death
| From Doon With Death | |
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 Arrow paperback edition (1997) |
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| Author(s) | Ruth Rendell |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector Wexford #1 |
| Genre(s) | Crime / Mystery novel |
| Publisher | John Long Publishing |
| Publication date | 1964 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 182 pp (Arrow edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-09-920350-2 (Arrow edition) |
| OCLC Number | 16605281 |
| Followed by | To Fear a Painted Devil |
From Doon with Death is the debut novel of British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1964. The story was later made into a movie in 1988. The novel introduced her popular recurring character Inspector Wexford, who has since gone on to feature in 20 of her novels.
[edit] Plot summary
The police knew all about Margaret Parsons. She was a religious, old-fashioned and respectable woman, as unexciting and dependable as her marriage. But it wasn't her life that interested Wexford - it was her violent, passionate death. Inspector Wexford becomes interested in her death after finding a number of letters from the mysterious Doon.[1]
[edit] Criticism and context
Although the identity of the victim's lover "Doon" would not be much of a surprise to the 21st century reader, at the time of its release it was considered ground-breaking and daring, and this novel immediately garnered Rendell international critical attention.
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