| Means of Evil | |
| Author: | Ruth Rendell |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Crime, mystery |
| Publisher: | Hutchinson |
| Release Date: | 8 October 1979 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages: | 174 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| Isbn: | 0-09-139630-1 |
| Isbn Note: | (first edition, hardback) |
| Oclc: | 6167185 |
| Preceded By: | Make Death Love Me |
| Followed By: | The Lake of Darkness |
Means of Evil is a collection of short stories by British writer Ruth Rendell.
The collection contains five stories, all featuring Wexford:
Of these short stories, three were the basis of episodes in the Inspector Wexford television series - Means of Evil, Ginger and the Kingsmarkham Chalk Circle (filmed as No Crying He Makes) and Achilles Heel.