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Originally Posted by HarryT
Just finished "Last Bus to Woodstock", by Colin Dexter; the first of the "Morse" books. It's many years since I read this series, and I'd forgotten just how very good it is. The first few books were written before Morse was televised, and the literary Morse is somewhat different to the TV depiction. Morse is described as a "lightly-built, dark-haired man" and is several years younger than Sergeant Lewis. He drives a Lancia - this transformed into the familiar Mk 2 Jaguar in the books written after the TV series became popular!
The actual story is excellent, concerning the murder of a girl found dead in a pub carpark. The story is well-told; the resolution has a "sting in the tail" which took me by surprise.
I can't recommend this highly enough. It's a truly excellent book. It's a pity that Colin Dexter wrote so few books compared to many of his fellow crime-writers; there are 13 Morse novels, plus a collection of short stories. All very well worth reading.
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Originally Posted by pdurrant
All added to my wish list. It may be on there for quite a while....
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- I haven't read any of the series, so it's time to try it out, thanks.