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Mar 21, 2017 · Crime writer who created the deep-thinking Oxford detective Inspector Morse. Dennis Barker. Tue 21 Mar 2017 12.12 EDT. Though he thought of himself primarily as a school teacher, Colin Dexter...
Mar 17, 2024 · Colin Dexter (born September 29, 1930, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England—died March 21, 2017, Oxford) 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.
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...
Colin Dexter wrote 13 Inspector Morse novels in all, between 1975 and 1999. Below, we introduce all of the books, in order. 1. Last Bus to Woodstock (1975). The novel that introduces us to Morse and Lewis surprises many fans of the TV show, since Lewis is actually older than Morse here – and he’s Welsh, rather than Geordie.
Mar 21, 2017 · Colin Dexter, the author behind detective Inspector Morse and his adventures solving mysteries in Oxfordshire, has died at the age of 86, with the top names in crime writing lining up to pay...
Mar 22, 2017 · Colin Dexter: a mischievous, generous man every bit as clever as his creations. Val McDermid. The man behind Inspector Morse was humble, kind and warmly funny. His death marks the passing of a...
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.”
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