The Oxford of Inspector Morse

The bestselling guide covering every Inspector Morse and Lewis episode filmed in Oxford.

Fully updated in 2020 and now including Lewis as well – from the Ashmolean Museum to the White Horse public house, The Oxford of Inspector Morse, is the official guide to Inspector Morse and Lewis published in conjunction with the Inspector Morse Society.

It is the companion to Inspector Morse on Location, which covers all the locations outside of Oxford itself, and is the original guide to the various Oxford locations most associated with the books and the television productions of Inspector Morse, as well as all nine series of Lewis. It not only gives the Morse and Lewis connections, but concentrates on the historical aspects of more than seventy places used in filming the adventures.

With a dozen editions, regularly updated, fully illustrated, cross-indexed by place and episode, and with a location map and Oxford walk, this publication quite rightly features at number six in the Blackwell’s Bestseller List.

A practical additional to any Morse collection.

£8.50

Inspector Morse on Location

The companion to the original and bestselling guide The Oxford of Inspector Morse covering the locations used for filming outside of Oxford.

Covering places from Aldbury to Wrotham Park and a dozen counties (but excluding Oxford itself, Inspector Morse on Location, written in conjunction with the Inspector Morse Society, surveys nearly 100 locations that are most associated with the television productions of Inspector Morse, nine series of Lewis and the first three series of Endeavour – some fifty-nine episodes are included. Inspector Morse on Location is fully illustrated and even contains location maps to assist the reader in planning their own visits.

It not only gives the Inspector Morse, Lewis and Endeavour connections, along with filming anecdotes, but concentrates on the historical aspects of each site, most of which are open to the public and are of interest in their own right. The 146 page guide is fully cross-indexed by county, episode and location type, and covers everything from pubs and breweries, to churches and stately homes.

A must for all enthusiasts of Inspector Morse, Lewis & Endeavour.

£8.99

Endeavour on Location

Welcome to the world of Endeavour. From Aldenham in Hertfordshire to Winnersch in Berkshire via the ‘dreaming spires of Oxford’, this book, published in conjunction with the Inspector Morse Society, covers every episode from The First Bus to Woodstock to Harvest, and surveys over 100 of the picturesque locations used in filming.

Each episode is given a comprehensive review complete with anecdotes. The book concentrates primarily on the historical aspects of each location, most of which are open to the public and worth a visit in their own right. The guide is fully indexed by location type and episode, and covers everything from public houses to churches and stately homes.

Endeavour on Location is extensively illustrated with 150 photographs and contains maps to assist the reader when planning their own visit to these wonderful places.

This book is a must for all Endeavour & Inspector Morse enthusiasts as well as those interested in visiting some of England’s finest locations.

£11.50

Dead Man’s Walk

This new novel, an Oxford murder mystery inspired by the creations of Colin Dexter, features Endeavour Morse. it is the first novel since The Remorseful Day in 1999, and follows closely in the grand tradition of Colin Dexter’s original characters.

Set in 1971, Detective Sergeant Morse is confronted by two deaths along Dead Man’s Walk. He feels that they are connected to the Oxford Martyrs of the 1550s.

There are clues and red-herrings aplenty as Morse uses his detective skills to be metaphorically furlongs ahead of the field, albeit on the wrong racecourse.

For Morse there is romance, an unpleasant academic with which to contend, beer in copious quantities, opera, a crossword-type clue, and even an appearance by a boy named Dexter, but above all there is a murder mystery puzzle, set against the backdrop of 1970s Oxford, which only he can solve.

Please note that this is not an official Colin Dexter novel, but a piece of fan-fiction published by the Inspector Morse Society.

Also available as an eBook.

Recommended for all those who love Oxford and lament the passing of Inspector Morse in book form.

£11.99

Inspector Morse: A Literary Companion

‘A magisterial, beautifully presented, splendidly researched companion to the life of the late Chief Inspector’ – Colin Dexter.

Paul Taylor has provided the most detailed account of the habits, opinions, loves and hates of Inspector Morse from all the available written sources. While fictional television programmes may be marvellously produced, directed, scripted, and acted they must remain forever fictional and have no part in this book which is based on the real Morse, the real Lewis and Strange, the very real Oxford, and a large number of crimes (particularly murder).

No details, however, are provided of the solutions to those crimes. Among the many interesting discoveries made by Taylor are the true Christian name of Lewis, a sample of Morse’s handwriting, the exact location of Lonsdale College in Oxford, the dates of all the cases investigated, and an exact timetable of the events leading to the demise of the Chief Inspector.

The companion is arranged alphabetically – from the AA to Zeta III (the Barotse chief) – with detailed entries on Morse, Lewis, and Strange. There follows a number of appendices containing crosswords dedicated to Morse (and their solutions), a list of all people, brand names, and organisations mentioned in the cases, a complete gazetteer of all places, every public house, and explanatory notes on many of the quotations discovered in those cases. There is also an extensive bibliography.

This is an essential volume for anyone interested in Morse and Oxford, in crime and its detection, and in the celebration of Colin Dexter’s skill in recording the cases.

£16.50

The Murder of Christina Collins

Here for the first time complete with extensive gazetteer and map is the true story of the murder of Christina Collins on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Rugeley in 1839, the story that inspired the creator of Inspector Morse, Colin Dexter, to write his award winning novel, The Wench is Dead.

This much expanded edition is fully illustrated with an introduction by Colin Dexter.

This guide is a must for all those with an interest in canals, history, murder and Inspector Morse as well as those who just want to explore some of the most beautiful locations in the England.

by John Godwin & Antony Richards with an introduction by Colin Dexter

£6.99

Catching the Last Bus to Woodstock: The Genesis of Inspector Morse

Over the course of 13 novels and 33 televised episodes, Colin Dexter’s Chief Inspector Morse was established the world over as one of the most-loved creations in detective fiction, a Sherlock Holmes or Philip Marlowe for the late 20th Century.

Rarely are we able to witness first hand the moment of creation of such legendary figures. The existence of a draft with final revisions of Colin Dexter’s first Inspector Morse novel, Last Bus To Woodstock, however, allows the reader of this present volume to do just that.

By examining the original manuscript of the novel, written in Colin Dexter’s own hand, we can witness the very first appearance of Inspector Morse on the page and follow his progress through the case as the writer develops and revises his ideas.

We will discover the ways in which the relationship between the writer and his chief creation is nourished and sustained by their shared biography and geography.

This present study, then, is offered not only as a celebration of the mercurial and enigmatic Chief Inspector but also of the humanity, warmth and mischief of his creator, Colin Dexter.

An examination of the evolution of Inspector Morse from the original manuscript of the first novel

£7.99

Morse & More

This 80 page A5 perfect bound booklet with laminated cover is a very personal poetic tribute to the Inspector Morse novels by Patricia Buchanann.

Each novel is considered with a page devoted to a synopsis and publication details, followed by a poem – sometimes funny, often sad. In addition there are further sections on some of the other characters, and even a poem to Colin Dexter himself.

To complete the publication the booklet is illustrated throughout by Janet Owen who is famous for her ‘Jasper’ caricatures. 

A fun publication for the Inspector Morse enthusiast of all ages

£5.99