''A Sleeping Life'' is a crime-novel by British writer
Ruth Rendell
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, (; 17 February 1930 – 2 May 2015) was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries.
Rendell is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford.The Oxford Companion ...
, first published in 1978. It features her popular investigator
Detective Inspector Wexford, and is the tenth novel in the series. It was shortlisted for the Mystery Writers' Of America
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the bes ...
, making it one of only two Inspector Wexford novels ever to have been shortlisted for either of the "big two" crime-fiction awards, the Edgar or the
CWA
CWA or Cwa may refer to:
Organisations
* CWA Constructions, a Swiss manufacturer of gondolas and people mover cabins, a division of Doppelmayr Garaventa Group
* Catch Wrestling Association, a former German professional wrestling promotion
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Gold Dagger. ''
An Unkindness of Ravens
''An Unkindness of Ravens'' is a murder mystery by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell. First published in 1985, it is the 13th in her series featuring Inspector Wexford.
Plot
Inspector Wexford is asked to look into the disappearance of his Kin ...
'' was also nominated several years later.
1978 British novels
Novels by Ruth Rendell
Hutchinson (publisher) books
Inspector Wexford series
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