Order of Colin Dexter Books

Colin Dexter is an English crime fiction author known for his main character, Inspector Morse. He began writing during a family holiday in North Wales when rain forced him indoors on a Saturday. With no other activities available, Dexter took a seat at the kitchen table and started crafting a detective novel. Prior to his publishing success, he worked as a teacher and secretary at Oxford. Dexter made his literary debut in 1975 with his first Inspector Morse novel, Last Bus to Woodstock. Below is a chronological list of Colin Dexter’s books based on their original release dates.

Colin Dexter became a published novelist in 1975 with the novel Last Bus to Woodstock. Below is a list of Colin Dexter's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Inspector Morse Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Last Bus to Woodstock	(1975)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Last Seen Wearing	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Service of All the Dead	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dead of Jericho	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Riddle of the Third Mile	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Secret of Annexe 3	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wench Is Dead	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Jewel That Was Ours	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Way Through The Woods	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Daughters of Cain	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death Is Now My Neighbor	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Remorseful Day	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Inspector Morse Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Evans Tries an O-Level	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Other Half	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Chambers Morse Crosswords	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cracking Cryptic Crosswords	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Inspector Morse	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Winter's Crimes 9	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crime Story Collection	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Detection Collection	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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