Means of Evil

Means of Evil
First edition
AuthorRuth Rendell
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime, mystery
PublisherHutchinson
Publication date
8 October 1979
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages174 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN0-09-139630-1 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC6167185
Preceded byMake Death Love Me 
Followed byThe Lake of Darkness 

Means of Evil is a collection of short stories by British writer Ruth Rendell.

Contents

The collection contains five stories, all featuring Wexford:[1]

  1. "Means of Evil"
  2. "Old Wives Tales"
  3. "Ginger and the Kingsmarkham Chalk Circle"
  4. "Achilles Heel"
  5. "When the Wedding Was Over"

Of these short stories, three were the basis of episodes in the Inspector Wexford television series - Means of Evil, Ginger and the Kingsmarkham Chalk Circle (filmed as No Crying He Makes) and Achilles Heel.

References

  1. ^ "Means of Evil and Other Stories (Inspector Wexford, #x)". Goodreads. Retrieved 1 November 2024.


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