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Inspector Morse books in order

Colin Dexter

Inspector Morse is a series of 12 books by Colin Dexter: 1,803 pages in the 6 with a known length, about 33 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

12
books
1,803
pages in 6 of them
33 hours
to read those 6
67 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 Last Bus to Woodstock 1975 5.7 h 3 The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn 1977 4.7 h 4 Service of All the Dead 1979 4.7 h
The Dead of Jericho 1981 length not known
The Riddle of the Third Mile 1983 4.1 h
The Secret of Annexe 3 1986 length not known
The Wench is Dead 1989 length not known
The Jewel That Was Ours 1991 length not known
The Way Through the Woods 1992 length not known
The Daughters of Cain 1994 length not known
Death Is Now My Neighbour 1996 6.8 h 13 The Remorseful Day 1999 7.1 h

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. 1

    Last Bus to Woodstock 1975 5.7 h

    309 pages ; 18 cm

  2. 3

    The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn 1977 4.7 h

  3. 4

    Service of All the Dead 1979 4.7 h

    "The sweet countenance of Reason greeted Morse serenely when he woke, and told him that it would be no bad idea to have a quiet look at the problem itself before galloping off to…

  4. The Dead of Jericho 1981 length not known

  5. The Riddle of the Third Mile 1983 4.1 h

    "Inspector Morse isn't sure what to make of the truncated body found dumped in the Oxford Canal, but he suspects it may be all that's left of an elderly Oxford don last seen…

  6. The Secret of Annexe 3 1986 length not known

  7. The Wench is Dead 1989 length not known

  8. The Jewel That Was Ours 1991 length not known

  9. The Way Through the Woods 1992 length not known

  10. The Daughters of Cain 1994 length not known

  11. Death Is Now My Neighbour 1996 6.8 h

    The peaceful quadrangle of Lonsdale College seems remote from the shocks of the outside world - such as the shooting of a young woman in her North Oxford home.

  12. 13

    The Remorseful Day 1999 7.1 h

    "For a year, the murder of Mrs. Yvonne Harrison at her home in Oxfordshire had baffled the Thames Valley CID.

How much is left

After book 1, Last Bus to Woodstock about 27 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 3, The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn about 23 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After book 4, Service of All the Dead about 18 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After The Dead of Jericho about 18 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After The Riddle of the Third Mile about 14 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After The Secret of Annexe 3 about 14 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After The Wench is Dead about 14 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After The Jewel That Was Ours about 14 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After The Way Through the Woods about 14 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After The Daughters of Cain about 14 hours left
After Death Is Now My Neighbour about 7 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 33 hours 3 minutes

6 of 12 books, 1,803 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

67 days (about 10 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.