Inspector Morse book 1 · 1975
Last Bus to Woodstock
A young woman is found dead in the car park of a pub in Woodstock, after hitch-hiking from Oxford with another girl, and Chief Inspector Morse has to find the companion and the driver who picked them up.
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Book facts
- Author
- Colin Dexter
- Series
- Inspector Morse, book 1 of 13
- Published
- 1975
- Setting
- Set in Oxford
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Last Bus to Woodstock
4 recurring or key characters from Colin Dexter’s chart. Introduces Inspector Morse, Sergeant Lewis, Max and Chief Superintendent Strange.
Lead 1
- Inspector MorseFirst appearanceChief Inspector, Thames Valley Police
Major 1
- Sergeant LewisFirst appearanceMorse’s loyal sergeant
Minor and cameo 2
- MaxFirst appearancePolice pathologist
- Chief Superintendent StrangeFirst appearanceMorse’s superior
Also featuring these characters
Other Colin Dexter books that share the most characters with Last Bus to Woodstock.
- The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn1977 · Inspector Morse · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Service of All the Dead1979 · Inspector Morse · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Dead of Jericho1981 · Inspector Morse · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Riddle of the Third Mile1983 · Inspector Morse · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon