The Recurring Cast
Character · Kingsmarkham · 24 books

Dora Wexford

Wexford’s wife · Ruth Rendell

Dora Wexford is Wexford’s calm, patient wife.

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Character facts

First appearance
From Doon with Death (1964)
Latest appearance
No Man’s Nightingale (2013)
Books
24 (1 major, 23 minor)
Series
Inspector Wexford
Author
Ruth Rendell
Circle
Kingsmarkham

Where to meet Dora Wexford

Dora Wexford first appears in From Doon with Death (1964), in a minor role, book 1 of the Inspector Wexford series.

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Every book with Dora Wexford

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

  1. 1964·From Doon with Deathminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  2. 1967·A New Lease of Deathminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  3. 1967·Wolf to the Slaughterminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  4. 1969·The Best Man to Dieminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  5. 1970·A Guilty Thing Surprisedminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  6. 1971·No More Dying Thenminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  7. 1972·Murder Being Once Doneminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  8. 1973·Some Lie and Some Dieminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  9. 1975·Shake Hands For Everminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  10. 1978·A Sleeping Lifeminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  11. 1981·Put On by Cunningminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  12. 1983·The Speaker of Mandarinminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  13. 1985·An Unkindness of Ravensminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  14. 1988·The Veiled Oneminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  15. 1992·Kissing the Gunner’s Daughterminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  16. 1994·Simisolaminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  17. 1997MRoad Ragemajor role · Inspector WexfordTaken hostageBuy
  18. 1999·Harm Doneminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  19. 2002·The Babes in the Woodminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  20. 2005·End in Tearsminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  21. 2007·Not in the Fleshminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  22. 2009·The Monster in the Boxminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  23. 2011·The Vaultminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy
  24. 2013·No Man’s Nightingaleminor role · Inspector WexfordBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Mike BurdenWexford’s deputy24
Reg WexfordChief Inspector in Kingsmarkham, later retired24
Sheila WexfordWexford’s actress daughter2