Inspector Morse Series by Colin Dexter
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Inspector Morse Series

13 primary works • 27 total works
Detective Chief Inspector Morse is a senior Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer with the Thames Valley Police in Oxford (England).

Book 1

Last Bus to Woodstock
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3.84 · 16644 Ratings · 1085 Reviews · published 1975 · 84 editions
Beautiful Sylvia Kaye and another young woman had …

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    Book 2

    Last Seen Wearing
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    3.84     · 7733 Ratings · 463 Reviews · published 1976 · 72 editions
    Valerie Taylor has been missing since she was a se…

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    Book 3

    The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
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    3.82     · 5368 Ratings · 319 Reviews · published 1977 · 60 editions
    Nicholas Quinn is deaf, so he considers himself lu…

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    Book 4

    Service of All the Dead
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    3.97     · 4947 Ratings · 284 Reviews · published 1979 · 6 editions
    This time Inspector Morse brings the imposition on…

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    Book 5

    The Dead of Jericho
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    4.00     · 5216 Ratings · 263 Reviews · published 1981 · 72 editions

    The Dead of Jericho is Colin Dexter's fifth outing…

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    Book 6

    The Riddle of the Third Mile
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    3.86     · 3954 Ratings · 266 Reviews · published 1983 · 65 editions
    The thought suddenly occurred to Morse that this w…

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    Book 7

    The Secret of Annexe 3
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    3.87     · 3507 Ratings · 224 Reviews · published 1986 · 59 editions
    Much too early on New Year's Day, a grumpy Inspect…

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    Book 8

    The Wench is Dead
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    3.93     · 4585 Ratings · 275 Reviews · published 1989 · 5 editions
    Inspector Morse, recovering from an ulcer in Oxfor…

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    Book 9

    The Jewel That Was Ours
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    3.89     · 4288 Ratings · 288 Reviews · published 1991 · 72 editions
    "Superbly clue-laden...A complex and satisfying pu…

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    Book 10

    The Way Through The Woods
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    4.12     · 8564 Ratings · 323 Reviews · published 1992 · 26 editions
    Morse is enjoying a rare if unsatisfying holiday i…

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    Book 10.5

    Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories
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    3.73     · 1867 Ratings · 159 Reviews · published 1993 · 63 editions
    In short mysteries so brilliantly plotted they'll …

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    Book 11

    The Daughters of Cain
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    4.02     · 6141 Ratings · 281 Reviews · published 1994 · 71 editions
    It was only the second time Inspector Morse had ev…

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    Book 12

    Death Is Now My Neighbor
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    4.08     · 4697 Ratings · 271 Reviews · published 1996 · 67 editions
    The peaceful quadrangle of Lonsdale College seems …

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    Book 13

    The Remorseful Day
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    4.24     · 5685 Ratings · 301 Reviews · published 1999 · 76 editions
    "Where does all this leave us, sir?"
    "Things are mo…

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    Book 1-2

    Last Seen Wearing / Last Bus to Woodstock
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    4.11     · 47 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2002 · 2 editions
    LAST SEEN WEARING
    'Morse was beset by a nagging fee…

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    Book 3-4

    The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn / Service of All The Dead
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    4.10     · 58 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1979 · 1 edition
    The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn

    Morse had never …

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    Book 3-5

    The First Inspector Morse Omnibus [The Dead of Jericho / Service of All the Dead / The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn]
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    4.20     · 302 Ratings · 18 Reviews · published 1991 · 8 editions
    The Dead of Jericho is a work of English detective…

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    Book 2, 6, 7

    The Second Inspector Morse Omnibus: The Secret Of Annexe 3 / The Riddle Of Third Mile / Last Seen Wearing
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    4.19     · 130 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1991 · 5 editions
    Contains three full-length novels: "The Secret of …

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    Book 1, 8, 9

    The Third Inspector Morse Omnibus: Last Bus to Woodstock / Wench Is Dead / Jewel That Was Ours
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    4.25     · 125 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1993 · 2 editions
    Last Bus to Woodstock

    The death of Sylvia Kaye feat…

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    Book 10-12

    The Fourth Inspector Morse Omnibus
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    4.25     · 77 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1998 · 4 editions
    This anthology features three Inspector Morse nove…

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    Book 11-12

    Death is Now My Neighbour / The Daughters of Cain
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    4.22     · 65 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 1 edition
    [Read by Frederick Davidson]

    Little progress had be…

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    Book 1-13

    Inspector Morse: The Complete Collection
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    4.28     · 114 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2002 · 10 editions
    [BOOKS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION - MOST HAVE NOT BEEN…

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    Book 2, 3, 12

    Morse Omnibus: Signalement / De stilte rond Nicholas Quinn / Doodstijding
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    3.91     · 11 Ratings · published 1997 · 1 edition
    Drie detectiveromans met inspecteur Morse in de ho…

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    Book 8, 13

    The Remorseful Day / The Wench is Dead
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    4.17     · 46 Ratings · 4 Reviews · 2 editions
    THE REMORSEFUL DAY
    '"Where does this leave us, sir?…

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    Book 3, 5

    The Silent World Of Nicholas Quinn / The Dead Of Jericho
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    3.95     · 19 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2004 · 1 edition

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    Book 10.5, 4

    Morse's Greatest Mystery/Service Of All The Dead
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    3.79     · 34 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2004 · 1 edition
    All our books are used but in good condition. All …

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    Book 4-6

    L'ispettore Morse volume II
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    5.00     · 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    L’ultimo ingegnoso esponente del giallo classico d…

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