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Chief Inspector Reginald "Reg" Wexford is a recurring character in a series of detective novels by English crime writer Ruth Rendell. He made his first appearance in the author's 1964 debut From Doon With Death, and has since been the protagonist of 23 more novels (plus some short stories).
Reg Wexford suddenly realizes, in fact, that he is unknowingly a racist and that he should have followed the procedures that he would have followed if it had been a white girl. —George Baker Mrs Akande: We gave you a photograph of Melanie. Wexford: I know Mrs Akande: This dead girl, she’s black? Wexford: Yes. Mrs Akande: Is she like Melanie ...
Created by renowned author Ruth Rendell, the first six series focused entirely on her main literary character, Chief Inspector Reg Wexford, played by George Baker. Repeat airings of these series changed the programme's title to The Inspector Wexford Mysteries.
The first Wexford novel published by John Long in 1964. Back in the 1970s, I was a trainee hack down in Devon and an avid consumer of crime fiction. I can still remember the jolt of reading Detective Inspector Reg Wexford’s beginnings in From Doon With Death and being bowled over.
- From Doon With Death. The trampled grass led to the body of Margaret Parsons. With no useful clues and a victim known only for her mundane life, Chief Inspector Wexford is baffled until he discovers Margaret’s dark secret – a collection of rare books, each inscribed from a secret lover and signed only as ‘Doon’.
- A New Lease of Death. It’s impossible to forget the violent bludgeoning to death of an elderly lady in her home. Even more so when it’s your first murder case.
- Wolf to the Slaughter. Anita Margolis has vanished. Dark and exquisite, Anita’s character is as mysterious as her disappearance. There was no body, no crime – nothing more concrete than an anonymous letter and the intriguing name of Smith.
- The Best Man to Die. A man and his daughter lie dead after a car accident. Strangely, no other car was involved and no cause has been found. Wexford’s only option is to wait and hope that the one surviving victim – the mother, Mrs Fanshawe – regains consciousness.
May 8, 2015 · We're remembering British mystery writer Ruth Rendell, who died last Saturday in London at the age of 85. Rendell was interviewed twice by Terry Gross, first in 1989. Terry asked her to...
From 1987 to 2000, he played Inspector Reg Wexford in numerous television adaptations of mysteries by Ruth Rendell and this is probably the role for which he became best known. In 1993, following the death of his second wife, he married the actress Louie Ramsay, who played Mrs Wexford in the same television series.
