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Norman Colin Dexter OBE (29 September 1930 – 21 March 2017) was an English crime writer known for his Inspector Morse series of novels, which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as an ITV television series, Inspector Morse, from 1987 to 2000.
Complete order of Colin Dexter books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
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.
Explore the 13 Inspector Morse books by Colin Dexter in order and their link to TV series like Endeavour and Inspector Lewis.
The British author Colin Dexter (1930-2017) is responsible for creating one of the most iconic fictional detectives: Endeavour Morse, known to millions around the world as ‘Inspector Morse’ (although Morse was always, in fact, already a Chief Inspector).
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...
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." "With Colin's death there has been a tectonic ...
Jul 26, 2019 · Interview with Colin Dexter (EXCERPTS) In 1972 during a rainy holiday in Wales with his family, Colin Dexter sat in the kitchen, exasperated, after reading a boring crime novel. He decided to try his hand at writing a book himself and the result was Last Bus to Woodstock (1975).
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 ...
Mar 21, 2017 · Colin Dexter, born 29 September, 1930; died Oxford 21 March 2017. Dexter, who died today aged 86, began his first Morse novel on a rainy holiday to Wales.
