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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 2 May 2015

    Best-selling crime writer Ruth Rendell has died aged 85, her publisher sayshttp://bbc.in/1DJZUfU 

    5:18 AM - 2 May 2015
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      1. Joe Hill‏Verified account @joe_hill 2 May 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Ah, what a sad thing to wake up to. RT @BBCBreaking: Best-selling crime writer Ruth Rendell has died aged 85:http://bbc.in/1DJZUfU 

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      1. Rob Childs‏ @robchilds 2 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews but whodunit?

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      1. Mellow Yellow‏ @MellowOchre 2 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking Presumably not under 'suspicious circumstances' or in a locked room? Now she's with Christie, Chesterton, Doyle and Co. RIP

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      1.  ☠Georgina 👻Troy 🎃‏ @GeorginaTroy 2 May 2015
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        Sad news. RIP Ruth Rendell @BBCBreaking Best-selling crime writer Ruth Rendell has died aged 85, her publisher sayshttp://bbc.in/1DJZUfU 

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      1. KATIE BATEMAN‏ @WillYoung_fan1 2 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking rip ruth YNWA

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      1. LauraJorden‏ @LadylauralandX 2 May 2015
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        “@BBCBreaking: Best-selling crime writer Ruth Rendell has died aged 85, publisher says http://bbc.in/1DJZUfU ” thx for all the stories 📚RIP

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      1. David Savage‏ @DavidSavage63 2 May 2015
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        Very sorry to hear that @BBCBreaking: Best-selling crime writer Ruth Rendell has died aged 85, her publisher says http://bbc.in/1DJZUfU ”

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      1. Chris Duncan  🔞‏ @DaysGreen1 2 May 2015
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        @bbcbreaking Well can the TV channel talk about this instead of a sodding baby?

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      2. Simon Whaley‏ @simonwhaley 2 May 2015
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        Sad news - “@BBCBreaking: Best-selling crime writer Ruth Rendell has died aged 85, her publisher says http://bbc.in/1DJZUfU ”

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      3. Carol Bevitt‏ @CarolBevitt 2 May 2015
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        @simonwhaley very sad news. When she had the stroke in January and went into hospital nothing more was mentioned, assumed she was recovering

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      4. Simon Whaley‏ @simonwhaley 2 May 2015
        Replying to @CarolBevitt

        @CarolBevitt yes, I thought that too. Hope ITV3 repeat all the Wexford's now.

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      1. Ellen‏ @Evedu2 10 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

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      1. UsedForMoney‏ @UsedForMoney 4 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking My condolences, I wrote her a letter once years ago and was gifted with a reply. Thank you for your books. RIP.

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      1. Sandra K Eckersley 🔹‏ @SandraEckersley 2 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @Colvinius @BBCNews But is she really dead? Might be a red herring. She would have liked that. :)

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      1. Norfolkwren‏ @norfolkwren 2 May 2015
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        “@BBCBreaking Best-selling crime writer Ruth Rendell has died aged 85, her publisher says http://bbc.in/1DJZUfU ” 😢 Really enjoyed her books

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      1. * PoW *‏ @PCTheEngineer 2 May 2015
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        @BBCBreaking Did the butler do it?

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