Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford is a recurring character in a series of detective novels by English crime writer Ruth Rendell

Ruth Rendell

Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE, , who also writes under the pseudonym Barbara Vine, is an English crime writer, author of psychological thrillers and murder mysteries....

. He made his first appearance in the author's 1964

1964 in literature

The year 1964 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Jean-Paul Sartre becomes head of the Organization to Defend Iranian Political Prisoners....

 debut From Doon With Death

From Doon With Death

From Doon with Death is the debut novel of British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1964. The story was later made into a movie in 1988. The novel introduced her popular recurring character Inspector Wexford, who has since gone on to feature in 20 of her novels.- Plot summary:The police knew...

, and has since been the protagonist of 20 more stories; his latest outing was the 2009

2009 in literature

The year 2009 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*8 October - Romanian-born German novelist Herta Müller wins the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature....

 publication The Monster in the Box

The Monster in the Box

The Monster in the Box is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell, published in 2009. The novel is the 22nd in the Inspector Wexford series.- Plot summary:...

. In the television series of the same name he was played by the late George Baker

George Baker (actor)

George Baker, MBE was an English actor and writer. He was best-known for portraying Tiberius in I, Claudius, and Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries.-Personal life:...

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Rendell portrays him as an intelligent, sensitive man; he has a placid wife, Dora, and two daughters, Sheila and Sylvia, the latter with whom he has a difficult relationship.

1. From Doon With Death
   From Doon With Death
   From Doon with Death is the debut novel of British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1964. The story was later made into a movie in 1988. The novel introduced her popular recurring character Inspector Wexford, who has since gone on to feature in 20 of her novels.- Plot summary:The police knew...
   
   (1964)
2. A New Lease of Death
   A New Lease of Death
   A New Lease of Death is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1967. It is the second entry in her popular Inspector Wexford series. - Plot summary:...
   
   (1967) Sins of the Fathers (U.S.