NMLP P-002658 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
A Dark-Adapted Eye
Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell) · Viking (London) · 1986
The UK Viking edition of 1986 is the true first; the US Viking/Bantam edition followed in 1986. This is the debut of the Barbara Vine identity and the novel won the MWA Edgar Award for Best Novel. Recognizing that Barbara Vine is Ruth Rendell is the key identification point.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-002658 for "A Dark-Adapted Eye" by Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-002658, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).