Colin Dexter (Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction)
Principal Series
The Inspector Morse series, 1975-
Principal Series Characters
Chief Inspector E. Morse, of the Thames Valley Constabulary, headquartered at Kidlington, just outside Oxford, ages through the series, losing hair and putting on weight, but retains his sharp intellect and his passion for beer, crossword puzzles, and classical music. A bachelor, he is diffident in his relations with women, scarred by the pain of a romance during his university days.
Sergeant Lewis is Morse’s right-hand man in all the cases. Less educated than his superior,...
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