The Reason Why: An Anthology of the Murderous Mind

by Ruth Rendell

One of the world's most acclaimed mystery writers presents an anthology of literary depictions of murder that delves into the human passions, terrors, and foibles that incite the act and linger in its wake. Includes such writers as Sophocles, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Poe, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Albert Camus, Graham Greene, P.D. James, Truman Capote, and Norman Mailer.

244 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

A.K.A. Barbara Vine

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.

Reviews

[Joanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good anthology, I'll miss Ruth Rendell's writing.

[BookQueen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I particularly enjoyed the last two chapters. A great anthology of murder that sweeps from the bible to the present day.