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Colin Dexter Books in Order
Every Colin Dexter book in publication order — 20 in total, spanning 1975–2015.
Publication Order of Inspector Morse Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Last Bus to Woodstock | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Last Seen Wearing | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Service of All the Dead | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Dead of Jericho | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Riddle of the Third Mile | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Secret of Annexe 3 | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Wench Is Dead | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Jewel That Was Ours | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Way Through The Woods | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Daughters of Cain | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Death Is Now My Neighbor | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Remorseful Day | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Inspector Morse Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Other Half | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chambers Morse Crosswords | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Cracking Cryptic Crosswords | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crime Story Collection | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Detection Collection | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 20, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Last Bus to Woodstock | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Last Seen Wearing | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Service of All the Dead | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Dead of Jericho | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Riddle of the Third Mile | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Secret of Annexe 3 | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Wench Is Dead | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Jewel That Was Ours | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Way Through The Woods | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Daughters of Cain | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Death Is Now My Neighbor | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Remorseful Day | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Crime Story Collection | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Detection Collection | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Chambers Morse Crosswords | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Cracking Cryptic Crosswords | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Other Half | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
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