| From Doon With Death | |
| Author: | Ruth Rendell |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Inspector Wexford #1 |
| Genre: | Crime / Mystery novel |
| Publisher: | John Long Ltd (UK) The Crime Club (US) |
| Release Date: | 1964 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages: | 182 pp (Arrow edition) |
| Isbn: | 0-09-920350-2 |
| Isbn Note: | (Arrow edition) |
| Oclc: | 16605281 |
| Followed By: | A New Lease of Death |
From Doon with Death was the debut novel of British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1964.[1] The story was later made into a movie in 1988. The novel introduced her popular recurring character Inspector Wexford, who went on to feature in 24 of her novels.
Although the identity of the victim's lover "Doon" would not be much of a surprise to the 21st century reader, at the time of its release it was considered ground-breaking and daring, and this novel immediately garnered Rendell international critical attention.