Inspector Morse: A Mysterious Profile

Colin Dexter

mai 2022 · Open Road Media

À propos de cet e-book

The international-bestselling author answers readers’ questions and discusses the origins of the Oxford inspector with a penchant for classical music.

In 1975, Inspector Morse debuted, working to solve the case of a murdered hitchhiker in Colin Dexter’s Last Bus to Woodstock. The book led to a multimillion-bestselling mystery series and a television show that spawned a spinoff and a prequel. But how did the beloved DCI from Oxford come to be exactly?

In this quick read, Colin Dexter addresses some of the many questions posed to him by his readers. He reveals what motived him to break into crime writing and which authors and novels influenced him. He discusses Morse’s many traits and inner workings, as well as how he got his first Morse novel published. He also shares how he maintains a discipline with writing, how he deals with critics, and what it’s like to transform a series of novels into a television series.

Praise for the Inspector Morse Novels

“[Morse is] the most prickly, conceited, and genuinely brilliant detective since Hercule Poirot.” —The New York Times Book Review

“A masterful crime writer whom few others match.” —Publishers Weekly

“Let those who lament the decline of the English detective story reach for Colin Dexter.” —The Guardian

“It is a delight to watch this brilliant, quirky man [Morse] deduce.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune

À propos de l'auteur

Colin Dexter (1930–2017), was born in Stamford, England, and was a crime writer best known for the Inspector Morse series. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Christ’s College in Cambridge. He taught at many schools, ultimately taking up the position of senior Classics teacher at Corby Grammar School until 1966. He then became the senior assistant secretary at the University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations until he retired in 1988. Dexter’s first mystery novel Last Bus to Woodstock was published in 1975, in which he introduced the character of Inspector Morse. He won several awards, many from the Crime Writers’ Association: two Silver Daggers, two Gold Daggers, and a Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement in 1997. The Inspector Morse books were also adapted as an ITV series from 1987 to 2000.