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Character · Kingsmarkham · 24 books

Reg Wexford

Chief Inspector in Kingsmarkham, later retired · Ruth Rendell

Reg Wexford is a chief inspector in Kingsmarkham, later retired.

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Character facts

First appearance
From Doon with Death (1964)
Latest appearance
No Man’s Nightingale (2013)
Books
24 (24 as lead)
Series
Inspector Wexford
Author
Ruth Rendell
Circle
Kingsmarkham

Where to meet Reg Wexford

Reg Wexford first appears in From Doon with Death (1964), as the lead, book 1 of the Inspector Wexford series.

Buy From Doon with Death

Every book with Reg Wexford

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

  1. 1964LFrom Doon with Deathlead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  2. 1967LA New Lease of Deathlead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  3. 1967LWolf to the Slaughterlead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  4. 1969LThe Best Man to Dielead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  5. 1970LA Guilty Thing Surprisedlead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  6. 1971LNo More Dying Thenlead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  7. 1972LMurder Being Once Donelead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  8. 1973LSome Lie and Some Dielead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  9. 1975LShake Hands For Everlead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  10. 1978LA Sleeping Lifelead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  11. 1981LPut On by Cunninglead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  12. 1983LThe Speaker of Mandarinlead · Inspector WexfordVisits ChinaBuy
  13. 1985LAn Unkindness of Ravenslead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  14. 1988LThe Veiled Onelead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  15. 1992LKissing the Gunner’s Daughterlead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  16. 1994LSimisolalead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  17. 1997LRoad Ragelead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  18. 1999LHarm Donelead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  19. 2002LThe Babes in the Woodlead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  20. 2005LEnd in Tearslead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  21. 2007LNot in the Fleshlead · Inspector WexfordBuy
  22. 2009LThe Monster in the Boxlead · Inspector WexfordFaces a suspect from his first years in the jobBuy
  23. 2011LThe Vaultlead · Inspector WexfordRetired, helping as a consultantBuy
  24. 2013LNo Man’s Nightingalelead · Inspector WexfordBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Dora WexfordWexford’s wife24
Mike BurdenWexford’s deputy24
Sheila WexfordWexford’s actress daughter2