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  1. Mar 21, 2017 · March 21, 2017. Colin Dexter, a British mystery writer whose irascible, poetry-loving detective, Chief Inspector Morse, pursued clues and cask-conditioned ale through 13 novels and a popular...

  2. May 9, 2017 · Colin Dexter (born September 29, 1930, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England—died March 21, 2017, Oxford) was a British author who wrote 13 acclaimed mystery novels featuring the erudite and curmudgeonly Chief Inspector Morse; the novels inspired the popular British television series Inspector Morse (1987–2000) and two spin-off series.

  3. Mar 21, 2017 · 21 March 2017. PA. Colin Dexter received an OBE for services to literature in 2000. Colin Dexter, who wrote the Inspector Morse books, has died at the age of 86. His publisher said in a...

  4. Mar 21, 2017 · LONDON (AP) — Colin Dexter, the unassuming British writer who created curmudgeonly, music-loving Oxford detective Inspector Morse, has died aged 86. Publisher Pan Macmillan said Dexter died Tuesday at his home in Oxford, southern England. Macmillan publisher Jeremy Trevathan said Dexter “represented the absolute epitome of British crime writing.”

  5. 13 primary works • 27 total works. Detective Chief Inspector Morse is a senior Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer with the Thames Valley Police in Oxford (England). Book 1. Last Bus to Woodstock. by Colin Dexter. 3.84 · 16,644 Ratings · 1,085 Reviews · published 1975 · 84 editions. Beautiful Sylvia Kaye and another young woman had …

  6. Mar 22, 2017 · Colin Dexter, a British grammar school teacher turned author who created Inspector Morse, a curmudgeonly detective who adores real ale, poetry, Wagnerian opera and crossword puzzles and who...

  7. Mar 21, 2017 · “Last Bus to Woodstock,” published in 1975, introduced Morse, a detective with a love of real ale, classical music and crosswords — and for a long time, no first name, at least not one ...

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