| The House of Stairs | |
| Author: | Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell) |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Crime / Mystery novel |
| Publisher: | Viking (UK) Harmony (US) |
| Release Date: | 1 September 1988 |
| Media Type: | Print/Audiobook |
| Pages: | 328 (paperback) |
| Isbn: | 0-14-011446-7 |
| Oclc: | 59149231 |
| Preceded By: | A Fatal Inversion |
| Followed By: | Gallowglass |
The House of Stairs is a 1988 novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, published under the name Barbara Vine.[1] Writing in The Washington Post, Michael Dirda referred to the novel as a "stunning suspense [thriller]".[2]