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Colin Dexter

Mysteries & Thrillers | Fiction

Norman Colin Dexter, OBE, (born 29 September 1930) is an English crime writer known for his Inspector Morse novels, which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as a television series from 1987 to 2000.
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    • Inspector Morse: BBC Radio Drama Collection

    • Three Classic Full-Cast Dramatisations
    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: full cast, John Shrapnel, Robert Glenister
    • Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
    • Original Recording
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 57
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 47
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 47

    Three BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations starring John Shrapnel as Morse and Robert Glenister as Lewis, plus a bonus reading by Colin Dexter of one of his short stories....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Radio drama suberp

    • By James Tichenor on 12-25-18

    Regular price: $17.05

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    • Morse’s Greatest Mystery and Other Stories

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
    • Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 35
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 33
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 33

    Colin Dexter’s Chief Inspector Morse - the cranky, heavy-drinking, and exasperatingly brilliant sleuth of the Thames Valley Police - has become one of the most beloved detectives in fiction....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Great narrator; great stories

    • By Charlie Donahue on 06-16-15

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    • Last Bus to Woodstock

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Kevin Whately
    • Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 104
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 78
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 77

    After the death of Sylvia Kaye, Inspector Morse informs the nation that the police were looking for a dangerous man facing charges of wilful murder, sexual assault, and rape....

    • 2 out of 5 stars

    • Why was it abridged?

    • By CW on 05-07-12

    Regular price: $7.94

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    • The Jewel That Was Ours

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
    • Length: 8 hrs
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 65
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 55
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 54

    The case seems so simple that Inspector Morse deems it beneath his notice....

    • 3 out of 5 stars

    • Horrible narration!

    • By Arsenio Paez on 10-02-15

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    • Riddle of the Third Mile

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Kevin Whately
    • Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 54
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 39
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 38

    The thought suddenly occurred to Morse that this would be a marvellous time to murder a few of the doddery old bachelor dons....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Like jigsaws?

    • By S. Harvester on 03-30-17

    Regular price: $9.39

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    • Last Seen Wearing

    • Inspector Morse Mysteries, Book 2
    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Samuel West
    • Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 13
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 13
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 13

    After leaving home to return to school, teenager Valerie Taylor had completely vanished, and the trail had gone cold....

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    • The Wench Is Dead

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Kevin Whately
    • Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 36
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 22
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 23

    As Inspector Morse recovers in hospital, he becomes intrigued by an account of a murder case from 1859....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • very fun and great reading

    • By BookLover on 04-28-18

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    • The Secret of Annexe Three

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Kevin Whately
    • Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 42
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 34
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 34

    Chief Inspector Morse seldom allowed himself to be caught up in New Year Celebrations. So a murder inquiry in a festive hotel had a certain appeal....

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    • The Remorseful Day

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Kevin Whately
    • Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 60
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 46
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 48

    The murder of Yvonne Harrison at her home in the Cotswold village of Lower Swinstead has left Thames Valley CID baffled....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Morse is sick

    • By James Tichenor on 02-10-19

    Regular price: $8.20

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    • The Daughters of Cain

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
    • Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 186
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 129
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 125

    Little progress had been made by the Thames Valley Police since the discovery of a corpse in a North Oxford flat....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • A different Morse

    • By A P on 03-16-10

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