Inspector Morse book 4 · 1979
Service of All the Dead
A churchwarden is stabbed during a service at an Oxford church, and the vicar is found dead months later. Morse and Lewis investigate the parish.
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Book facts
- Author
- Colin Dexter
- Series
- Inspector Morse, book 4 of 13
- Published
- 1979
- Setting
- Set in Oxford
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Service of All the Dead on screen
- Inspector Morse (1987–2000, series, ITV). John Thaw and Kevin Whately star as the opera-loving, crossword-solving Oxford detective and his patient sergeant, in one of British television’s most loved crime series.
Who is in Service of All the Dead
4 recurring or key characters from Colin Dexter’s chart.
Lead 1
- Inspector MorseChief Inspector, Thames Valley Police
Major 1
- Sergeant LewisMorse’s loyal sergeant
Minor and cameo 2
- MaxPolice pathologist
- Chief Superintendent StrangeMorse’s superior
Also featuring these characters
Other Colin Dexter books that share the most characters with Service of All the Dead.
- Last Seen Wearing1976 · Inspector Morse · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Riddle of the Third Mile1983 · Inspector Morse · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Last Bus to Woodstock1975 · Inspector Morse · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Secret of Annexe 31986 · Inspector Morse · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon