Norman Colin Dexter (1930-09-29)29 September 1930 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Died
21 March 2017(2017-03-21) (aged 86) Oxford, England
Occupation
Novelist
Alma mater
Christ's College, Cambridge
Genre
Crime fiction
Notable works
Inspector Morse series (1975–1999)
Spouse
Dorothy Cooper
(m. 1956)
Children
2
Colin Dexter's voice
Recorded August 2007 from the BBC Radio 4 programme Bookclub
Norman Colin DexterOBE (29 September 1930 – 21 March 2017) was an English crime writer known for his Inspector Morse series of novels, which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as an ITV television series, Inspector Morse, from 1987 to 2000. His characters have spawned a sequel series, Lewis, from 2006 to 2015, and a prequel series, Endeavour, from 2012 to 2023.
Norman ColinDexter OBE (29 September 1930 – 21 March 2017) was an English crime writer known for his Inspector Morse series of novels, which were written...
fictional character in the series of detective novels by British author ColinDexter. On television, he appears in the 33-episode drama series Inspector Morse...
series. His television credits include Roswell, Band of Brothers, Mad Men, Dexter, Fargo, The Good Guys, Life in Pieces, Impeachment: American Crime Story...
The following individuals received both Gold and Silver Dagger awards: ColinDexter James H. McClure Sara Paretsky Anthony Price Peter Lovesey Ruth Rendell...
series Dexter, consisting of Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Dearly Devoted Dexter, Dexter in the Dark, Dexter by Design, Dexter Is Delicious, Double Dexter, the...
Lewis is a fictional character in the Inspector Morse crime novels by ColinDexter. The "sidekick" to Morse, Lewis is a detective sergeant in the Thames...
Rising sequence. Sir William Davenant (1606–1668), poet and playwright. ColinDexter (1930–2017), wrote and set his Inspector Morse detective novels in Oxford...
Dexter Morgan is a fictional character introduced as the antihero protagonist of the Dexter book series written by Jeff Lindsay, as well as the television...
admitted to Inspector Morse writer ColinDexter that he would like to have played cricket professionally for England. Dexter devised the storyline for the...
Jericho, published in 1981, is a work of English detective fiction by ColinDexter. It is the fifth novel in the Inspector Morse series. In 1987 it was...
Bradbury (1975) The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (The Morse Series) by ColinDexter (1977) The Professor of Desire by Philip Roth (1977) The Rebel Angels...
(1797–1812) is a fictional character created by the English crime writer ColinDexter in his Inspector Morse series of novels. The character, the supposed...
Last Bus to Woodstock is a crime novel by ColinDexter, the first of 13 novels in his Inspector Morse series. Two young women are waiting in Oxford for...
The Remorseful Day is a crime novel by ColinDexter, the last novel in the Inspector Morse series. The novel was adapted as the final episode in the Inspector...
were not related to the theft at all. Based on an original story by ColinDexter, which he subsequently novelized as The Jewel That Was Ours. 5 2 "Last...
The Wench Is Dead is a historical crime novel by ColinDexter, the eighth novel in the Inspector Morse series. The novel received the Gold Dagger Award...
episode of the "Inspector Morse" detective drama series based on novels by ColinDexter, in 1992, and in a 1995 episode of Ghosts, an anthology series of ghost...
The Daughters of Cain is a crime novel by ColinDexter. It is the eleventh novel in the Inspector Morse series. The body of Dr Felix McClure, Ancient History...
Death Is Now My Neighbour is a crime novel by ColinDexter, the 12th novel in the Inspector Morse series. At 17 Bloxham Drive, Kidlington, Oxfordshire...
Barbara Vine (1987) Ratking by Michael Dibdin (1988) The Wench Is Dead by ColinDexter (1989) 1990–1999 Bones and Silence by Reginald Hill (1990) King Solomon's...
season of Dexter premiered on October 2, 2011, on the television cable network Showtime, and consisted of 12 episodes. The season follows Dexter's and Miami...
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn is a crime novel by ColinDexter, the third novel in Inspector Morse series. The Oxford Foreign Examinations Syndicate...
Suspicion) Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis (later Detective Inspector) – ColinDexter (played by Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse and Lewis) Detective Erin...