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Colin Dexter


Born
in Stamford, Lincolnshire, The United Kingdom
September 29, 1930

Died
March 21, 2017

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


Norman Colin Dexter was an English crime writer, known for his Inspector Morse novels.

He started writing mysteries in 1972 during a family holiday: "We were in a little guest house halfway between Caernarfon and Pwllheli. It was a Saturday and it was raining - it's not unknown for it to rain in North Wales. The children were moaning ... I was sitting at the kitchen table with nothing else to do, and I wrote the first few paragraphs of a potential detective novel." Last Bus to Woodstock was published in 1975 and introduced the world to the character of Inspector Morse, the irascible detective whose penchants for cryptic crosswords, English literature, cask ale and Wagner reflect Dexter's own enthusiasms. Dexter's plots are notable for his us ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 91,681 ratings · 5,242 reviews · 135 distinct works • Similar authors
Last Bus to Woodstock (Insp...
3.84 avg rating — 16,886 ratings — published 1975 — 8 editions
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The Way Through The Woods (...
4.12 avg rating — 8,621 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions
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Last Seen Wearing (Inspecto...
3.84 avg rating — 7,831 ratings — published 1976 — 10 editions
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The Daughters of Cain (Insp...
4.02 avg rating — 6,205 ratings — published 1994 — 70 editions
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The Remorseful Day (Inspect...
4.24 avg rating — 5,742 ratings — published 1999 — 76 editions
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,281 ratings — published 1981 — 79 editions
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The Silent World of Nichola...
3.81 avg rating — 5,446 ratings — published 1977 — 65 editions
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Service of All the Dead (In...
3.97 avg rating — 5,001 ratings — published 1979 — 65 editions
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Death Is Now My Neighbor (I...
4.08 avg rating — 4,745 ratings — published 1996 — 28 editions
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Series by Colin Dexter

Last Bus to Woodstock Last Seen Wearing The Silent World of Nichola... Service of All the Dead The Dead of Jericho The Riddle of the Third Mile The Secret of Annexe 3
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“He was somewhat of a loner by temperament--because though never wholly happy when alone, he was usually slightly more miserable when with other people.”
― Colin Dexter, The Wench is Dead
tags: loner, solitude-as-a-choice
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“I always drink at lunchtime. It helps my imagination.”
― Colin Dexter, The Dead of Jericho
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“There's always time for one more pint. - Chief Inspector Morse”
― Colin Dexter, The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
tags: inspirational
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