O, the hideous sequel: in the family The way of his wickedness: murder for revenge To bask in the sun: killers for gain Forbidden actions: guilt and remorse To stop her crying: escaping the consequences For love and not for hate: killing from altruism or duty A field of evil forces: the psychopath no one understands The ones who had to pay: murder for murder's sake
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE, who also wrote under the pseudonym Barbara Vine, was an acclaimed English crime writer, known for her many psychological thrillers and murder mysteries and above all for Inspector Wexford.