Imagined crossover · Police detectives
What if Inspector Morse met Adam Dalgliesh?
The crossword and the poem. Two cerebral, solitary, cultured detectives with a love of poetry and music.
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The pair
Inspector MorseChief Inspector, Thames Valley PoliceBy Colin Dexter · Inspector Morse · first in Last Bus to Woodstock
Adam DalglieshScotland Yard detective and poetBy P.D. James · Adam Dalgliesh · first in Cover Her Face
Chemistry7/10
Friction6/10
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Where and when
Oxford
The 1980s
The story
- How they might meet
- A visiting poet is found dead at an Oxford college, and Commander Dalgliesh of the Yard is asked to help a prickly local inspector.
- Why they would work
- Two cerebral, solitary, cultured detectives with a love of poetry and music.
- What each brings
- Morse has intuition and a love of puzzles. Dalgliesh has calm authority and a poet’s understanding of people.
- Where they would clash
- Morse resents Scotland Yard; Dalgliesh would find Morse brilliant but undisciplined. Lewis would buy the beer.
Strengths compared
Inspector Morse Adam Dalgliesh
Our own ratings out of 10, for fun.
On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- Last Bus to WoodstockColin Dexter · 1975 · Inspector Morse's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- Cover Her FaceP.D. James · 1962 · Adam Dalgliesh's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
