Mystery writer Ruth Rendell, who brought psychological insight and social conscience to the classic British detective story, has died at the age of 85.Publisher Penguin Random House said Rendell — best known for the Inspector Wexford series of novels — died Saturday morning in London. The cause of death was not announced, but Rendell had suffered a serious stroke in January.
Source: Crime and mystery writer Ruth Rendell dies at 85
Rendell also wrote psychological thrillers under the pen name Barbara Vine.
