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Inspector Morse Reading Order
Inspector Morse by Colin Dexter has 13 main books (1975–1999). Start with Last Bus to Woodstock (1975) and read the numbered books in order.
By Colin Dexter
Inspector Morse books in order
Your reading speed
- 5 h 25 min
- 5 h 28 min
- 4 h 27 min
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- 4 h 29 min
- 3 h 59 min
- 3 h 55 min
- 3 h 52 min
- 3 h 38 min
- 5 h 6 min
- 5 h 36 min
- 5 h 16 min
- 6 h 31 min
- 6 h 48 min
Main books together: 3,684 pages, about 64 h 30 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Inspector Morse: common questions
- How many books are in the Inspector Morse series?
- There are 13 main books in Inspector Morse. The most recent main book listed here is The Remorseful Day (1999).
- What order should I read Inspector Morse in?
- Read Inspector Morse in its numbered order: Last Bus to Woodstock, Last Seen Wearing, The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn, Service of All the Dead, and so on.
- What is the first Inspector Morse book?
- The first book is Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter, published in 1975.
- How long does it take to read the whole Inspector Morse series?
- The 13 main books add up to about 3,684 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 64½ hours of reading, or about 129 days at 30 minutes a day.