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The Book Show #1399 - Ruth Rendell

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published May 12, 2015 at 3:06 PM EDT
Felix Clay
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http://www.theguardian.com/

  British mystery and crime writer, Ruth Rendell, one of the most prolific authors in the genre with more than 60 novels, died at the age of 85 on May 2nd following a stroke in January.

We remember her, and her popular protagonist Chief Inspector Wexford, on this week’s Book Show.
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