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Colin Dexter Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Colin Dexter in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 51 books / 5 series

British author best known for the Inspector Morse detective series. His 13 novels earned widespread acclaim, including multiple Gold Dagger Awards. This page provides the Colin Dexter books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Colin Dexter in Publication Order

1975 Last Bus to Woodstock POoIMB / 1 Buy
1976 Last Seen Wearing POoIMB / 2 Buy
1977 The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn POoIMB / 3 Buy
1979 Service of All the Dead POoIMB / 4 Buy
1981 The Dead of Jericho POoIMB / 5 Buy
1983 The Riddle of the Third Mile POoIMB / 6 Buy
1986 The Secret of Annexe 3 POoIMB / 7 Buy
1989 The Wench Is Dead POoIMB / 8 Buy
1989 The Jewel That Was Ours POoIMB / 9 Buy
1992 The Way Through The Woods POoIMB / 10 Buy
1993 Evans Tries an O-Level POoSS / 1 Buy
1993 Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories POoIMC / 1 Buy
1994 The Daughters of Cain POoIMB / 11 Buy
1996 Death Is Now My Neighbor POoIMB / 12 Buy
1999 The Remorseful Day POoIMB / 13 Buy
2006 Chambers Morse Crosswords POoNB / 1 Buy
2009 Cracking Cryptic Crosswords POoNB / 2 Buy
2015 The Other Half POoSS / 2 Buy
2022 Rambo(By: David Morrell) POoMPB / 1 Buy
2022 Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais) POoMPB / 2 Buy
2022 Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen) POoMPB / 3 Buy
2022 Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child) POoMPB / 4 Buy
2022 Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly) POoMPB / 5 Buy
2022 Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly) POoMPB / 6 Buy
2022 Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver) POoMPB / 7 Buy
2022 Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman) POoMPB / 8 Buy
2022 Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman) POoMPB / 9 Buy
2022 Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey) POoMPB / 10 Buy
2022 Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman) POoMPB / 11 Buy
2022 Inspector Morse POoMPB / 12 Buy
2022 Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart) POoMPB / 13 Buy
2022 Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter) POoMPB / 14 Buy
2022 Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston) POoMPB / 15 Buy
2022 Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson) POoMPB / 16 Buy
2022 Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker) POoMPB / 17 Buy
2022 Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry) POoMPB / 18 Buy
2022 John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin) POoMPB / 19 Buy
2022 Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell) POoMPB / 20 Buy
2022 Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry) POoMPB / 21 Buy
2022 Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd) POoMPB / 22 Buy
2022 Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman) POoMPB / 23 Buy
2022 Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith) POoMPB / 24 Buy
2022 Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear) POoMPB / 25 Buy
2022 The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly) POoMPB / 26 Buy
2023 Condor(By: James Grady) POoMPB / 27 Buy
2023 Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt) POoMPB / 28 Buy
2023 Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson) POoMPB / 29 Buy
2024 Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box) POoMPB / 30 Buy
2024 Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey) POoMPB / 31 Buy
2024 Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins) POoMPB / 32 Buy
2025 Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz) POoMPB / 33 Buy

Complete Colin Dexter Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Non-Fiction Reading Order 2 books / 2006-2009
01 Chambers Morse Crosswords 2006 Buy
02 Cracking Cryptic Crosswords 2009 Buy
01 Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories 1993 Buy
Inspector Morse Reading Order 13 books / 1975-1999
01 Last Bus to Woodstock 1975 Buy
02 Last Seen Wearing 1976 Buy
03 The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn 1977 Buy
04 Service of All the Dead 1979 Buy
05 The Dead of Jericho 1981 Buy
06 The Riddle of the Third Mile 1983 Buy
07 The Secret of Annexe 3 1986 Buy
08 The Wench Is Dead 1989 Buy
09 The Jewel That Was Ours 1989 Buy
10 The Way Through The Woods 1992 Buy
11 The Daughters of Cain 1994 Buy
12 Death Is Now My Neighbor 1996 Buy
13 The Remorseful Day 1999 Buy
01 Evans Tries an O-Level 1993 Buy
02 The Other Half 2015 Buy
Mysterious Profiles Reading Order 33 books / 2022-2025
01 Rambo(By: David Morrell) 2022 Buy
02 Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais) 2022 Buy
03 Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen) 2022 Buy
04 Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child) 2022 Buy
05 Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly) 2022 Buy
06 Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly) 2022 Buy
07 Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2022 Buy
08 Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman) 2022 Buy
09 Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman) 2022 Buy
10 Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey) 2022 Buy
11 Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman) 2022 Buy
12 Inspector Morse 2022 Buy
13 Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart) 2022 Buy
14 Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter) 2022 Buy
15 Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston) 2022 Buy
16 Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson) 2022 Buy
17 Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker) 2022 Buy
18 Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry) 2022 Buy
19 John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin) 2022 Buy
20 Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell) 2022 Buy
21 Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry) 2022 Buy
22 Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd) 2022 Buy
23 Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2022 Buy
24 Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith) 2022 Buy
25 Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear) 2022 Buy
26 The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly) 2022 Buy
27 Condor(By: James Grady) 2023 Buy
28 Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt) 2023 Buy
29 Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2023 Buy
30 Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box) 2024 Buy
31 Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey) 2024 Buy
32 Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins) 2024 Buy
33 Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz) 2025 Buy

Where to start with Colin Dexter

What is the best order to read Colin Dexter books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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