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Inspector Morse was a detective series that ran on ITV for thirty-three episodes over seven full series and five specials from 1987 to 2000. The series was based upon the books by Colin Dexter (full list of all thirteen novels at bottom of gallery) who made cameo appearances in nearly all of the Morse episodes. Most of the original books were re-published in the UK with TV-themed covers by Pan Books and some in the US by Bantam Books.

The series was followed by a sequel programme titled 'Lewis' featuring Inspector Morse's sidekick Sergeant Lewis (now promoted to Inspector) which ran for nine seasons from 2006 to 2015. I do not know of any novelisations from this series. In 2013 another spin-off series started called 'Endeavour' about the young Morse (a prequel series) which has run for eight seasons to date, again with no known novels.

= In My Collection / = Not in My Collection

Pan Books

1987

Last Bus to Woodstock
1987

Last Seen Wearing
1987

The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
1987

Service of All the Dead
1987

The Dead of Jericho
?

The Riddle of the Third Mile
1987

The Secret of Annexe 3
1990

The Wench is Dead
?

The Jewel That Was Ours
?

The Way Through the Woods
1996

The Daughters of Cain
1997

Death is Now My Neighbour
2000

The Remorseful Day

Oxford University Press (Bookworms Series)

1991

The Dead of Jericho

Bloomsbury Books
Hardback

1991

Three Novels in One

Titan Books

2011

The Complete Inspector Morse

US : Bantam Books

1988

Last Bus to Woodstock
1988

Last Seen Wearing
1988

Service of All the Dead
1988

The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn
1988

The Dead of Jericho

US : Ballantine Books

1994

The Way Through the Woods

Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse Novels List
with original publication dates

Last Bus to Woodstock (1975)
Last Seen Wearing (1976)
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (1977)
Service of All the Dead (1979)
The Dead of Jericho (1981)
The Riddle of the Third Mile (1983)
The Secret of Annexe 3 (1986)
The Wench is Dead (1989)
The Jewel That Was Ours (1991)
The Way Through the Woods (1992)
The Daughters of Cain (1994)
Death is Now My Neighbour (1996)
The Remorseful Day (1999)