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Colin Dexter

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 34
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 30
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 30

    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

    • Love a good Inspector Morse series!

    • By Amazon Customer on 08-03-18

    Regular price: $17.05

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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 175
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 120
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 117

    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

    Regular price: $19.57

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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 55
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 42
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 44

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

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Elegant end of Inspector Morse series

    • By Joanne L. on 01-09-18

    Regular price: $8.20

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    • Service of All the Dead

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Kevin Whately
    • Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 53
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 34
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 33

    Chief Inspector Morse was alone among the congregation in suspecting continued unrest in the quiet parish of St Frideswide's....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Kevin Whatley is a joy to listen to

    • By sask170 on 12-23-17

    Regular price: $8.20

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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 99
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 74
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 73

    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 Catherine on 05-07-12

    Regular price: $7.94

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    • The Jewel That Was Ours

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Kevin Whately
    • Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 32
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 25
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 24

    For Oxford, the arrival of 27 American tourists is nothing out of the ordinary...until one of their number is found dead in Room 310 at the Randolph Hotel....

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    • Death is Now My Neighbour

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Kevin Whately
    • Length: 3 hrs
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 38
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 28
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 28

    Colin Dexter's brain-teasing whodunit unravels a complex web of deceit and betrayal in the upper echelons of Oxford academia....

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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 41
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 33
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 33

    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 Way Through the Woods

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Kevin Whately
    • Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 59
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 47
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 45

    They called her the Swedish Maiden: the beautiful young tourist who disappeared on a hot summer's day somewhere in North Oxford....

    • 3 out of 5 stars

    • Disappointing

    • By Ashok on 07-13-07

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    • The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn

    • By: Colin Dexter
    • Narrated by: Kevin Whately
    • Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 31
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 22
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 22

    The murder of a deaf academic in his North Oxford home is the start of a formidably labyrinthine case for Chief Inspector Morse....

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