Means of Evil

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Means of Evil

First edition
Author	Ruth Rendell
Language	English
Genre	Crime, mystery
Publisher	Hutchinson
Publication date	8 October 1979
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	174 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN	0-09-139630-1 (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:^[1]

1. "Means of Evil"
2. "Old Wives Tales"
3. "Ginger and the Kingsmarkham Chalk Circle"
4. "Achilles Heel"
5. "When the Wedding Was Over"

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.

• Means of Evil and Other Stories on Goodreads.