Morses Greatest Mystery and Other Stories

This is a collection of short stories, most of which feature Dexter's series character, Chief Inspector Morse and his faithful sidekick, Sergeant Lewis. In one case, Morse tangles with a one-legged terrorist with a weakness for porn. In another, he attempts to head off a crime after he realizes that......more

Like a lot of short story collections, this is really a series of half-ideas that weren't good enough to develop into full length books. That can work with other authors who build suspense, plot and character presence quickly, but unfortunately, this format doesn't sit Dexter's writing style, which......more

I don't understand why some Morse fans do not like this little collection of lighthearted tales (some featuring Morse, some not). Here are a bunch of clever, funny, unassuming stories, with a twist towards the end which leaves the reader, well it left me - smiling. In the stories which feature Morse......more

Spent a lot of time in the car over the last few days and although I love these characters this was probably my least favorite of all of the novels.......more

Eleven Morse and Morse related mostly mystery or crime fiction shorts of different smaller cases… which strongly proved that Colin Dexter should stick to writing long form stories! 4 out of 12.......more