Inspector Morse

Series of thirteen detective novels by British author Colin Dexter.

The titles are:

• Last Bus to Woodstock, 1975
• Last Seen Wearing, 1976
• Silent World of Nicholas Quinn, 1977
• Service of All the Dead, 1979
• The Dead of Jerico, 1981
• The Riddle of the Third Mile, 1983
• The Secret of Annexe 3, 1986
• The Wench is Dead, 1989
• The Jewel That Was Ours, 1991
• The Way Through the Woods, 1992
• The Daughters of Cain, 1994
• Death is Now My Neighbour, 1996
• The Remorseful Day: The Final Inspector Morse Novel, 2000

Unlike Arthur Conan Doyle, who killed his main character only to have to bring him back to life, Dexter killed Morse in his last book.

The Inspector Morse novels have been made into a very successful TV series by the British TV channel Carlton. The Inspector himself is played by John Thaw and the faithful Sergeant Lewis by Kevin Whately. Dexter makes a cameo appearance in each of the episodes. See the official web site of the TV series at http://www.inspectormorse.co.uk/.

It is primarily the personality of the main character that makes the Inspector Morse novels so successful. With his beautiful Jaguar car, thirst for beer, snobbery, and penchant for Wagner, he is a likeable person.