The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 13 books · 1975 to 1999 · Set in Oxford

Colin Dexter

Crime and mysteryPolice procedural

Chief Inspector Morse of Thames Valley Police, a lover of crosswords, Wagner and real ale, solves Oxford murders with the patient Sergeant Lewis. The books inspired Inspector Morse, Lewis and Endeavour on television.

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Colin Dexter books in order

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Inspector Morse

13 books · Set in OxfordPolice procedural
  1. 1Last Bus to Woodstock1975With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Last Seen Wearing1976With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn1977With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Service of All the Dead1979With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Dead of Jericho1981With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Riddle of the Third Mile1983With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Secret of Annexe 31986With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Wench Is Dead1989With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Jewel That Was Ours1991With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Way Through the Woods1992With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon
  11. 11The Daughters of Cain1994With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Death Is Now My Neighbour1996With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon
  13. 13The Remorseful Day1999With Inspector MorseBuy on Amazon

Characters

5 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Thames Valley Police