Colin Dexter

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Title: As Good As Gold (inspector Morse): Description:
This dazzling collection of short stories from Morse's creator Colin Dexter includes six ingenious cases for the world's most popular fictional detective - and five other tantalizing tales to delight all lovers of classic crime fiction.

Title: Death Is Now My Neighbour: Description:
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Title: The Jewel That Was Ours: Description:
For Oxford, the arrival of twenty-seven American tourists is nothing out of the ordinary...until one of their number is found dead in Room 310 at the Randolph hotel. Then, two days later, a naked and battered corpse is dragged from the River Cherwell. A coincidence? Morse is determined to prove the link...

Title: As Gold As Gold: Description:
promotional edition

Title: The Second Inspector Morse Omnibus: Description:
The Secret of Annexe 1 The Riddle of the Third Mile Last Seen Wearing

Title: The Wench Is Dead: Description:
The body of Joanna Franks was found at Duke's Cut on the Oxford canal at about 5.30am on Wednesday, 22nd June 1859. At around 10.15 am on a Saturday morning in 1989 the body of Chief Inspector Morse - though very much alive - was removed to Oxford'd John Radcliffe hospital. Treatment for a perforated ulcer was later pronounced successful. As Morse begins his recovery he comes across an account of the investigation and trial that followed Joanna Franks' death...and becomes convinced that the two men hanged for her murder were innocent..

Title: The Remorseful Day: Description:
For a year, the murder of Yvonne Harrison has baffled Thames Valley CID. But one man has yet to tackle the case, Chief Inspector Morse. Why is he so adamant that he will not lead the reinvestigation?

Title: Death Is Now My Neighbour: Description:
The murder of a young woman.. A Cryptic 'seventeenth century' love poem and a photograph of a grey-haired man. Inspector Morse is on the trail of a killer.

Title: Morses Greatest Mystery And Other Stories: Description:
a collection six short stories about Dexters Chief Inspector Morse

Title: The Last Bus To Woodstock: Description:
"'Good clue, don't you think?" "I'm afraid I'm not very hot on crosswords, sir". "Do you think I'm wasting your time, Lewis?" Lewis was nobody's fool and was a man of some honesty and integrity. "Yes, sir." An engaging smile crept across Morse's mouth. He thought they would get on well together...' The death of Sylvia Kaye figured dramatically in Thursday afternoon's edition of the Oxford Mail. By Friday evening Inspector Morse had informed the nation that the police were looking for a dangerous man - facing charges of wilful murder, sexual assault and rape. But as the obvious leads fade into twilight and darkness, Morse becomes more and more convinced that passion holds the key...

Title: Last Bus To Woodstock: Description:
CRIME THRILLER

Title: The Secret Of Annexe Three: Description:
AUDIO BOOK BOX SET 3 CDs

Title: Last Seen Wearing (pan Crime): Description:
After leaving home to return to school, teenager Valerie Taylor had vanished and the trail had gone cold. Two years after her disappearance somebody decides to supply new evidence for the case. Other Inspector Morse books include "Last Bus to Woodstock".

Title: Morse's Greatest Mystery And Other Stories: Description:
How can the discovery of a short story by a beautiful Oxford graduate lead Inspector Morse to her murderer? What awaits Morse and Lewis in Room 231 of the Randolph Hotel? This is a collection of short stories including "As Good As Gold". Six new cases for Morse are included plus five other tales.

Title: Service Of All The Dead (pan Crime): Description:
Inspector Morse was alone among the congregation in suspecting unrest in the quiet parish of St Frideswide's. Most could remember the churchwarden's murder and the suicide of the murderer. But a chance meeting reveals deception. Other Morse books include "Last Seen Wearing".

Title: Last Bus To Woodstock (pan Crime) (inspector Morse Mysteries): Description:
The death of Sylvia Kaye featured dramatically in the "Oxford Mail". By Friday evening Inspector Morse had informed the nation that the police were looking for a dangerous man - facing charges of wilful murder, sexual assault and rape. Other books featuring Morse include "The Dead of Jericho".

Title: Colin Dexter Omnibus The Silent World Of Nicholas Quinn And The Dead Of Jericho: Description:
Two novels in one.

Title: Death Is Now My Neighbour: Description:
A crime novel featuring Chief Inspector Morse, in which Morse and his assistant Sergeant Lewis are called upon to investigate the murder of a young woman who was shot from close range through her kitchen window. After a visit to his doctor, Morse finds that he also has to deal with a crisis of his own.

Title: Last Seen Wearing: Description:
The statements before Inspector Morse appeared to confirm the bald, simple truth. After leaving home to return to school, teenager Valerie Taylor had completely vanished, and the trail had gone cold. Until two years, three months and two days after Valerie's disappearance, somebody decides to supply some surprising new evidence for the case.

Title: Morse's Greatest Mystery And Other Stories: Description:
Contains 10 mysteries including two Inspector Morse stories written especially for this anthology. By the author of "Last Bus to Woodstock", "The Jewel That Was Ours" and "The Way Through The Woods".

Title: The Riddle Of The Third Mile (pan Crime) (inspector Morse Mysteries): Description:
Dr Browne-Smith had passed through the porter's lodge at 8.15am and nobody had heard from him since. Plenty of time for him to disappear, thought Inspector Morse, and plenty of time for him to cover his trail. Other Morse books include "Service of All Dead" and "The Dead of Jericho".

Title: The Remorseful Day: Description:
The murder of Yvonne Harrison at her home in the Cotswold village of Lower Swinstead had left Thames CID baffled.

Title: The Dead Of Jericho (pan Crime): Description:
Anne Scott's address was scribbled on a crumpled note in the pocket of Morse's smartest suit. Inspector Morse turned the corner of Canal Street, Jericho, on Wednesday afternoon. He hadn't planned a second visit, but was back the same day as officer in charge of a suicide investigation.

Title: The Daughters Of Cain (inspector Morse Mysteries): Description:
The eleventh Inspector Morse novel begins when a body is discovered in a set of rooms off a prestigious staircase in the most famous Oxford college of them all. Colin Dexter has won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award twice for "The Way Through the Woods" and "The Wench is Dead".

Title: The Silent World Of Nicholas Quinn (inspector Morse): Description:
Chief Inspector Morse is called in to investigate the murder of an Oxford academic, and finds the dons in uproar. The code of integrity had been breached and Quinn's death was not a matter of how and why but when.

Title: The Jewel That Was Ours (inspector Morse): Description:
For Oxford, the arrival of twenty-seven American tourists is nothing out of the ordinary...until one of their number is found dead in Room 310 at the Randolph hotel. Then, two days later, a naked and battered corpse is dragged from the River Cherwell. A coincidence? Morse is determined to prove the link...

Title: The Way Through The Woods (inspector Morse Mysteries): Description:
On holiday in Lyme Regis, Chief Inspector Morse has decided to go without newspapers. But in the hotel he finds himself seated opposite a woman reading her paper, and Morse cannot help but notice an intriguing headline. Winner of the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award.

Title: The Secret Of Annexe 3 (pan Crime): Description:
Inspector Morse seldom allowed himself to be caught up in New Year celebrations. So the murder enquiry in the festive hotel had a certain appeal. The corpse was still in fancy dress and hardly a single guest had registered under their genuine name. Other Morse books include "Last Seen Wearing".

Title: The Remorseful Day: Description:
For a year, the murder of Yvonne Harrison has baffled Thames Valley CID. But one man has yet to tackle the case, Chief Inspector Morse. Why is he so adamant that he will not lead the reinvestigation?