Inspector Wexford man. He has a placid wife, Dora, and two daughters, Sheila and Sylvia. He has a good relationship with Sheila (his favourite) but a difficult relationship with Sylvia (who feels slighted though he has never actually intended to slight her). He also has a strong friendship with DI Mike Burden. The Wexford series of novels are set in "Kingsmarkham", a fictional town in Sussex. Kingsmarkham has been reported as "inspired by Midhurst in West Sussex". Inspector Wexford Chief Inspector Reginald "Reg" Wexford is a recurring character in a series of detective novels by English crime writer Ruth Rendell. He made
(She Was A) Hotel Detective "(She Was A) Hotel Detective", which was written by John Flansburgh, first appeared on "They Might Be Giants", the band's debut album. It was later followed up by "She Was a Hotel Detective", which appeared on an EP, "Back to Skull", released in 1994. The musically irrelevant sequel was written by John Linnell, "in the tradition of 'Peggy Sue Got Married' and 'Let's Twist Again'". The lyrics to "She Was A Hotel Detective" (the sequel) include the phrase "motel directive", which is transcribed between the leadout grooves of the original "Hotel Detective" vinyl EP. A second sequel, "(She Was A)