24 Best thriller books like End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20) by Ruth Rendell

Cover of End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20) by Ruth Rendell

End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

By: Ruth Rendell

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The award-winning author of Babes in the Woods and The Rottweiler brings us another gripping Inspec…

If you liked the thriller plot in End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20) by Ruth Rendell , here is a list of 24 books like this:

Cover of Wycliffe and the Guilt Edged Alibi (Wycliffe, #3) by W.J. Burley

1. Wycliffe and the Guilt Edged Alibi (Wycliffe, #3)

By: W.J. Burley

3.67

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Caroline Bryce came from the top of the social register in the tranquil town of Treen. So it was qu… read more

Similar categories in W.J. Burley's Wycliffe and the Guilt Edged Alibi (Wycliffe, #3) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery
  • detective
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of Anna's Book by Barbara Vine

2. Anna's Book

By: Barbara Vine

4.05

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Anna is a young Danish woman living in London at the turn of the century. Homesick and lonely for h… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Vine's Anna's Book book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of King Solomon's Carpet by Ruth Rendell, Barbara Vine

3. King Solomon's Carpet

By: Ruth Rendell , Barbara Vine

4.00

Format: None pages,

King Solomon's magic carpet is the London Underground, running past the disused old school building… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Rendell's King Solomon's Carpet book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of An Accidental Death (D.C. Smith #1) by None

4. An Accidental Death (D.C. Smith #1)

By: None

3.68

Format: 265 pages,

The story opens with the apparently accidental drowning of a sixth form student in the Norfolk coun… read more

Similar categories in None's An Accidental Death (D.C. Smith #1) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Close to Home (Inspector Banks, #13) by Peter Robinson

5. Close to Home (Inspector Banks, #13)

By: Peter Robinson

2.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

The past returns to haunt Chief Inspector Alan Banks in this harrowing novel of suspense from New Y… read more

Similar categories in Peter Robinson's Close to Home (Inspector Banks, #13) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of Late Checkout (DCI Kenny Murrain Book 1) by Alex Walters

6. Late Checkout (DCI Kenny Murrain Book 1)

By: Alex Walters

4.04

Format: 288 pages,

read more

Similar categories in Alex Walters's Late Checkout (DCI Kenny Murrain Book 1) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • detective
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. The House of Stairs

By: Barbara Vine

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

The House of Stairs - an unputdownable crime classic from bestselling author Barbara Vine Lizzie ha… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Vine's The House of Stairs book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of No Night is Too Long by Ruth Rendell, Barbara Vine

8. No Night is Too Long

By: Ruth Rendell , Barbara Vine

3.71

Format: None pages, Paperback

Tim thought he'd gotten away with it. For months after the murder off the Alaskan coast he'd heard … read more

Similar categories in Ruth Rendell's No Night is Too Long book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of A Dark-Adapted Eye by Ruth Rendell, Barbara Vine

9. A Dark-Adapted Eye

By: Ruth Rendell , Barbara Vine

1.00

Format: 96 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When Faith Severn's aunt was hanged for murder, the reason behind her dark deed died with her. For … read more

Similar categories in Ruth Rendell's A Dark-Adapted Eye book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Chimney Sweeper's Boy by Ruth Rendell, Barbara Vine

10. The Chimney Sweeper's Boy

By: Ruth Rendell , Barbara Vine

4.19

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Writing as Barbara Vine, Britain's preeminent mystery novelist Ruth Rendell crafts literary suspens… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Rendell's The Chimney Sweeper's Boy book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
Cover of The Way Through The Woods (Inspector Morse, #10) by Colin Dexter

11. The Way Through The Woods (Inspector Morse, #10)

By: Colin Dexter

4.12

Format: 543 pages, Paperback

"Cunning...Your imagination will be frenetically flapping its wings until the very last chapter." -… read more

Similar categories in Colin Dexter's The Way Through The Woods (Inspector Morse, #10) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of The Minotaur by Barbara Vine

12. The Minotaur

By: Barbara Vine

3.50

Format: 142 pages,

Kirstin Kvist is 24 wanneer ze Zweden verlaat om in Engeland te gaan werken. Via haar vriend komt z… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Vine's The Minotaur book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime

13. Murder In My Backyard (Inspector Ramsay, #2)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.20

Format: 24 pages, Kindle Edition

No one in Heppleburn has a bad word to say about Alice Parry . . . . . . But here she is, murdered … read more

Similar categories in Ann Cleeves's Murder In My Backyard (Inspector Ramsay, #2) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

Cover of End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20) by Ruth Rendell

14. End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

By: Ruth Rendell

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The award-winning author of Babes in the Woods and The Rottweiler brings us another gripping Inspec… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior (Talion #0.5) by J.K. Franko

15. The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior (Talion #0.5)

By: J.K. Franko

4.33

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

What would you do if the law failed you? The college Halloween party was supposed to be a night… read more

Similar categories in J.K. Franko's The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior (Talion #0.5) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • thriller
  • fiction
"From the start, I told you! We should’a just handled this ourselves. You should’ve handled it the way my daddy would’ve."

-J.K. Franko, The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior (Talion #0.5)

"And I looked out at the dog, and McCoy trying to cradle her in one arm and cut the rope with t’other, and I said, ‘What goes around, comes around, daddy.’ “And he just smiled. A wicked smile. And he …"

-J.K. Franko, The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior (Talion #0.5)

"It was golden hour in Tarrytown. An incandescent sun cast long shadows that pointed in unison toward nightfall. Birds sang. But their melodies were drowned out by crescendos of cicadas’ chattering. N…"

-J.K. Franko, The Trial of Joe Harlan Junior (Talion #0.5)

Cover of O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted by A.G. Russo

16. O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

By: A.G. Russo

4.34

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

*Author "I have never used AI in my writing." A.G. RussoThe homefront, summer 1942, Brooklyn, New … read more

Similar categories in A.G. Russo's O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery
"A uniformed cop around 6’4"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"You can use all the hundred dollar words you want,"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"She’s a cop’s wife. She understands what her husband does for a living,"

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

"When those we care about are weakest, that’s when we must be strong for them."

-A.G. Russo, O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

Cover of Killing Johnny Miracle by J.K. Franko

17. Killing Johnny Miracle

By: J.K. Franko

4.39

Format: None pages, Paperback

Johnny Miracle is in love... but not with his wife. He's going to divorce Mary, and he has leverage… read more

Similar categories in J.K. Franko's Killing Johnny Miracle book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
"Pretty isn’t permanent."

-J.K. Franko, Killing Johnny Miracle

"It’s a divorce, not cancer."

-J.K. Franko, Killing Johnny Miracle

"Blood only flows in one direction."

-J.K. Franko, Killing Johnny Miracle

"The snake you don’t kill today may kill you tomorrow."

-J.K. Franko, Killing Johnny Miracle

Cover of Black Heart (Detective Dan Riley, #1) by Anna-Lou Weatherley

18. Black Heart (Detective Dan Riley, #1)

By: Anna-Lou Weatherley

3.90

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s a letter on the floor covered with blood next to a heart-shaped box of chocolates. The note… read more

Similar categories in Anna-Lou Weatherley's Black Heart (Detective Dan Riley, #1) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Death on Cromer Beach (DS Ashley Knight #1) by Ross Greenwood

19. Death on Cromer Beach (DS Ashley Knight #1)

By: Ross Greenwood

4.10

Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition

The first in a new series from bestselling author, Ross Greenwood! A brutal double murder on a N… read more

Similar categories in Ross Greenwood's Death on Cromer Beach (DS Ashley Knight #1) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • detective
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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20. No Simple Death

By: Valerie Keogh

4.16

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

How can you find someone who doesn’t want to be found?When Detective Garda Sergeant Mike West is ca… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Keogh's No Simple Death book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Guard Her With Your Life by Joy Ellis

21. Guard Her With Your Life

By: Joy Ellis

3.97

Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition

A GRIPPING NEW STANDALONE THRILLER FROM MULTI-MILLION SELLING AUTHOR JOY ELLIS. Detective Sam H… read more

Similar categories in Joy Ellis's Guard Her With Your Life book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Songbird (Kings Lake Investigation #1) by Peter Grainger

22. Songbird (Kings Lake Investigation #1)

By: Peter Grainger

4.26

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

“He saw a bare arm first, the hand palm up with fingers curled inwards. Then he stopped and took a … read more

Similar categories in Peter Grainger's Songbird (Kings Lake Investigation #1) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of A Private Investigation (D.C. Smith #8) by Peter Grainger

23. A Private Investigation (D.C. Smith #8)

By: Peter Grainger

4.53

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

When fourteen-year-old Zoe Johnson doesn’t come home on a Monday night in early December, the alarm… read more

Similar categories in Peter Grainger's A Private Investigation (D.C. Smith #8) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Chapter One by Michael    Wood

24. Chapter One

By: Michael Wood

3.89

Format: 10 pages, Audible Audio

Only available from Audible, a gripping psychological thriller from the author of the DCI Matilda D… read more

Similar categories in Michael Wood's Chapter One book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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25. The River Man

By: R.B. Croft

3.19

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Clem knows every inch of Watersmeet like the back of his hand. After all, he’s controlled crime her… read more

Similar categories in R.B. Croft's The River Man book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Lane (A Case For Willows And Lane #1) by Peter Grainger

26. Lane (A Case For Willows And Lane #1)

By: Peter Grainger

4.09

Format: 184 pages, Kindle Edition

“So I thought I might take up para-gliding. You know, buy one on eBay and just jump off the cliff o… read more

Similar categories in Peter Grainger's Lane (A Case For Willows And Lane #1) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Deadly Lies (DI Mariner #1) by Chris Collett

27. Deadly Lies (DI Mariner #1)

By: Chris Collett

4.15

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

Journalist Eddie Barham is found dead in his home. A syringe is in his arm and a note by his side r… read more

Similar categories in Chris Collett's Deadly Lies (DI Mariner #1) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Dark Corners (DCI Kenny Murrain #2) by Alex Walters

28. Dark Corners (DCI Kenny Murrain #2)

By: Alex Walters

4.22

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

DARK CORNERS The past is never dead… A missing child's body is found on the edge of the Peak Distri… read more

Similar categories in Alex Walters's Dark Corners (DCI Kenny Murrain #2) book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • detective
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Promise You Made by A.J. McDine

29. The Promise You Made

By: A.J. McDine

3.67

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Best friends. Broken promises. Buried secrets. Ten years ago Rose made a promise to help her god… read more

Similar categories in A.J. McDine's The Promise You Made book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Seventh Victim by Michael    Wood

30. The Seventh Victim

By: Michael Wood

4.15

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Imagine receiving a letter from your son’s murderer. Imagine starting to trust him. What if the … read more

Similar categories in Michael Wood's The Seventh Victim book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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31. Hunter

By: Ross Greenwood

3.90

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a story about a city. As with all others, it’s a place of violence. There are murderers, an… read more

Similar categories in Ross Greenwood's Hunter book and Ruth Rendell's End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20)

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

28 Best fiction books like End in Tears (Inspector Wexford, #20) by Ruth Rendell

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Wycliffe and the Guilt Edged Alibi (Wycliffe, #3)

W.J. Burley

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Anna's Book

Barbara Vine

4.05

Transform Your Habits

King Solomon's Carpet

Ruth Rendell , Barbara Vine

4.00

Transform Your Habits

An Accidental Death (D.C. Smith #1)

None

3.68

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Hope to Die (DS Nathan Cody #2)

David Jackson

4.22

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Luck and Judgement (D.C. Smith #3)

Peter Grainger

4.18

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The Rags of Time (D.C. Smith #6)

Peter Grainger

3.50

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Dead Secret (D.S. Ava Merry and D.I. Jim Neal, #1)

Janice Frost

2.00

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