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Character · Mid-Yorkshire CID · 19 books

Edgar Wield

Detective Sergeant · Reginald Hill

Edgar Wield is a quiet, unflappable and very capable detective sergeant.

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Character facts

First appearance
An April Shroud (1975)
Latest appearance
Midnight Fugue (2009)
Books
19 (19 major)
Series
Dalziel and Pascoe
Author
Reginald Hill
Circle
Mid-Yorkshire CID

Where to meet Edgar Wield

Edgar Wield first appears in An April Shroud (1975), in a major role, book 4 of the Dalziel and Pascoe series.

Buy An April Shroud

Every book with Edgar Wield

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1975MAn April Shroudmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  2. 1978MA Pinch of Snuffmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  3. 1980MA Killing Kindnessmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  4. 1983MDeadheadsmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  5. 1984MExit Linesmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  6. 1987MChild’s Playmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  7. 1988MUnderworldmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  8. 1990MBones and Silencemajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  9. 1992MRecalled to Lifemajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  10. 1994MPictures of Perfectionmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  11. 1996MThe Wood Beyondmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  12. 1998MOn Beulah Heightmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  13. 2000MArms and the Womenmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  14. 2002MDialogues of the Deadmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  15. 2002MDeath’s Jest-Bookmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  16. 2004MGood Morning, Midnightmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  17. 2007MThe Death of Dalzielmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  18. 2008MA Cure for All Diseasesmajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy
  19. 2009MMidnight Fuguemajor role · Dalziel and PascoeBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Andy DalzielDetective Superintendent19
Ellie PascoePascoe’s wife, a writer and activist19
Peter PascoeDetective, later Chief Inspector19
Rosie PascoePeter and Ellie’s daughter13
Shirley NovelloDetective constable7
Franny RooteFormer student with a grudge against Pascoe3