The Veiled One hospital, Detective Inspector Mike Burden must forge ahead alone in the investigation, and quickly narrows in on a suspect. However, without Wexford to rein Burden in, is he in danger of being too short-sighted? The Veiled One The Veiled One is a novel by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell. It is the 14th entry in the Inspector Wexford series. The book begins when a garotted body is found in a deserted subterranean Kingsmarkham car-park. The victim is Gwen Robson, a middle-aged home help and resident of the town. However, before Wexford can investigate any further he is the victim of a
Inspector Hornleigh the end of the programme. Between 1938 and 1940 a trilogy of films was made based upon the character, starring Gordon Harker in the title role: "Inspector Hornleigh" (1938), "Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday" (1939), and "Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It" (1940). All the films were made at Pinewood Studios in England. In the films, Hornleigh was a cockney detective with the Metropolitan Police. He was accompanied by his slight and inept Scottish sidekick, Sergeant Bingham, played by Alastair Sim. Whereas the BBC radio series had been a straight "whodunit", the films were made as comedies. Despite their popularity, no further