A Sleeping Life
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Author | Ruth Rendell |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Inspector Wexford #10 |
Genre | Crime novel |
Publisher | Hutchinson (UK) Doubleday (US) |
Publication date | 8 May 1978 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
ISBN | 0-09-132540-4 |
OCLC | 4068236 |
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LC Class | PZ4.R4132 Sl 1978b PR6068.E63 |
Preceded by | Shake Hands Forever |
Followed by | Put on By Cunning |
A Sleeping Life is a crime-novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1978. It features her popular investigator Detective Inspector Wexford, and is the tenth novel in the series.
A Sleeping Life was a finalist for the 1979 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel.[1] It was one of two Inspector Wexford novels to have been shortlisted for either of the "big two" crime-fiction awards, the Edgar or the CWA Gold Dagger. An Unkindness of Ravens was also nominated in 1986.[1]
Reception[edit]
In a starred review, Kirkus Reviews wrote, "When Rendell writes crime-from-the-criminal-point-of-view, she is gripping and creepy. When she writes straightforward detection starring homely, countryish Inspector Wexford, she is even better".[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ruth Rendell". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "A Sleeping Life". Kirkus Reviews. 6 October 1978. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.