Wellesley Wiki
The fictional town of Wellesley is situated on the River Thames about 35 miles west of London, Wellesley dates back to Anglo-Saxon times.
The first records give the town’s name as Welleigh, but after Wellington’s victory at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, it took the Duke’s surname Wellesley as its own in honour of the many local men who died in the battle.
Key People in Wellesley – Death on The Golf Course
Detective Chief Inspector Robert Napoleon
He is the leading character in the Napoleon Mysteries. Intense, aloof and brilliant, his ability to unravel puzzles makes him a first-class detective. His grumpiness and lugubrious nature can disconcert colleagues and his long-suffering wife. But he is driven with a singleness of purpose and determination that sets him apart from other detectives.
Detective Sergeant Joe Mayo
Napoleon’s loyal sergeant is easy-going and sensitive with an empathy that helps him understand both the victims and criminals. He is the soft cop to Napoleon’s hard cop, which makes their partnership work. An American with a British mother, he also has a more open and optimistic outlook than his boss, which helps when tackling the trickier investigations.
Jack McConnell
A leading businessman and property developer, McConnell has been instrumental in driving the housing expansion in the area. He is a popular member of the local community and considered one of its upstanding pillars, but he has a relaxed view of the law. He is also a fanatical golfer and member of the local club, where he spends many of his evenings in the bar.
Molly Jensen
A local radio reporter, she was born and brought up in Wellesley, where she first started her career as a reporter on the Wellesley Chronicle. Her marriage to husband Charlie is going through a rocky patch as he is deeply unhappy with his job and life, which he feels have become stuck in a rut. She copes well with her husband’s moods and is also a helpful ally to Napoleon.
Henry Llewellyn
One of the outstanding actors of his generation, Llewellyn still lives in Wellesley where he grew up. He is one of the main characters of the town and has been influential in a number of local campaigns, including a fight to prevent a school from being demolished and halting housing developments in some of the surrounding villages that have threatened to spoil the countryside.
Key People in Wellesley – Murder in My Dreams
Detective Chief Inspector Robert Napoleon
He is the leading character in the Napoleon Mysteries series. Intense and aloof with an unusual perceptiveness, his ability to unravel puzzles makes him a first-class detective. Although his lugubrious nature can disconcert colleagues, his driven, singleness of purpose and dogged determination sets him apart from other police officers and detectives.
Detective Constable Sarah Parsons
Napoleon’s loyal and hard-working constable is a practical and intuitive police officer. She reins in some of the chief inspector’s more maverick and eccentric theories and is the soft cop to his hard cop. In many respects, it is their differences that make the partnership work. The chief inspector also highly values her judgement and skills as a detective.
Detective Sergeant Joe Mayo
Napoleon’s sergeant is easy-going and sensitive with an empathy that helps him gain a close understanding of the victims and criminals. This can prove decisive in the solving of a case. He also tends to play the soft cop to the chief inspector’s hard cop. An American with a British mother, he is similar to Parsons with an open and optimistic outlook, a striking contrast to the gloomy Napoleon.
Detective Chief Superintendent Emma Poole
Napoleon’s boss is a smart operator and an extremely effective police officer. She allows the chief inspector more freedom to pursue investigations in his own way than her predecessor Jim Hunter who considered Napoleon a brilliant detective but a poor police officer. However, she keeps a close eye on the chief inspector, curbing his more wayward actions.
Mary Napoleon
Napoleon’s wife has an uncanny ability to grasp the heart of a matter or situation, which makes her a useful and often essential sounding board for the chief inspector. A literary editor at a national newspaper, she knows Napoleon better than anyone, having met him at university and her steady, practical nature contrasts well with his more moody, unconventional traits.
