Inspector Morse Country

by Cliff Goodwin

Inspector Morse's name is as inextricably linked with Oxford as it is with the Times crossword. The pubs, churches, university colleges, stately homes, hotels and countryside in and around the city form a real-life backdrop to Morse's investigations in Colin Dexter's 13 novels. This illustrated guide to the places in which Morse lived and worked is full of facts and trivia for Morse addicts, whether you're an armchair fan or you're visiting Oxford and wish to follow in the irascible detective's footsteps.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published September 2, 2002

Reviews

[Tom Jenckes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book. Being an Inspector Morse fan, I lapped this up. He takes you through the Morse haunts in Oxford and then outlying places. Cliff Goodwin surprises you with a full description of Morse's life.
I appreciate the Compendium of Colin Dexter's books and the videography of the Morse TV Episodes.
It has spurred me to read the books (I'm about to finish the 3rd book). I have also begun to re-watch the TV shows.
This book has made me want to visit Oxford!

[Clive Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

A warm, comforting, feel-good delight of a book as it describes one of my favourite TV series and its eponymous, beautifully realised detective.
Lovely, evocative photography of Oxford and the series' salient environs made me want to visit once more, both physically and in print, the places Morse and Lewis trod in their pursuit of those of a murderous bent. A generous infill of the backstory and raison d'être for the brilliant curmudgeon that was Morse had me cantering through the book and wondering which of Colin Dexters' original, exceptional novels I should now revisit.