Imagined crossover · Police detectives
What if Tom Barnaby met Reg Wexford?
Two gentle men of the county police. Two humane, cultured chief inspectors who see the darkness under England’s prettiest villages.
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The pair
Tom BarnabyDetective Chief Inspector in CaustonBy Caroline Graham · Inspector Barnaby · first in The Killings at Badger’s Drift
Reg WexfordChief Inspector in Kingsmarkham, later retiredBy Ruth Rendell · Inspector Wexford · first in From Doon with Death
Chemistry9/10
Friction2/10
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Where and when
The English Home Counties
The 1990s
The story
- How they might meet
- A village fete straddles the county line between Midsomer and Kingsmarkham, and so does the body found behind the tea tent.
- Why they would work
- Two humane, cultured chief inspectors who see the darkness under England’s prettiest villages.
- What each brings
- Barnaby is patient, sceptical and kind. Wexford is well read, liberal and an acute observer of social change.
- Where they would clash
- None to speak of, except whose sergeant does the legwork.
Strengths compared
Tom Barnaby Reg Wexford
Our own ratings out of 10, for fun.
On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- The Killings at Badger’s DriftCaroline Graham · 1987 · Tom Barnaby's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- From Doon with DeathRuth Rendell · 1964 · Reg Wexford's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
