Inspector Wexford book 5 · 1970
A Guilty Thing Surprised
A wealthy woman is found dead in the woods near her country house.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ruth Rendell
- Series
- Inspector Wexford, book 5 of 24
- Published
- 1970
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Kingsmarkham, Sussex
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
A Guilty Thing Surprised on screen
- The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000, series, ITV). George Baker plays Chief Inspector Reg Wexford of Kingsmarkham, with Christopher Ravenscroft as Mike Burden, in long-running adaptations of the Wexford novels.
Who is in A Guilty Thing Surprised
3 recurring or key characters from Ruth Rendell’s chart.
Lead 1
- Reg WexfordChief Inspector in Kingsmarkham, later retired
Major 1
- Mike BurdenWexford’s deputy
Minor and cameo 1
- Dora WexfordWexford’s wife
Also featuring these characters
Other Ruth Rendell books that share the most characters with A Guilty Thing Surprised.
- Wolf to the Slaughter1967 · Inspector Wexford · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Murder Being Once Done1972 · Inspector Wexford · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A New Lease of Death1967 · Inspector Wexford · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Some Lie and Some Die1973 · Inspector Wexford · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon