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A review by retiredlibrarylady
Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter
3.0
For my own purpose... the edition was a Kindle title: Inspector Morse the first three books.
Because of reading this, I started watching Endeavour on PBS, about Morse, and was really surprised to find him so young and so new; obviously the series on PBS predates the first novel because in the book he is older and a more experienced detective. He is also less likable and more of a layabout; drinking and late for work etc. The story is pretty good and the solution believable but not obvious. The relationship between Morse and the constable Lewis is that of an older and more experienced policeman mentoring the younger one. Obviously, we start later in Morse's career as he is already well known in the department. His reasoning is often opaque at first. Interesting.
Because of reading this, I started watching Endeavour on PBS, about Morse, and was really surprised to find him so young and so new; obviously the series on PBS predates the first novel because in the book he is older and a more experienced detective. He is also less likable and more of a layabout; drinking and late for work etc. The story is pretty good and the solution believable but not obvious. The relationship between Morse and the constable Lewis is that of an older and more experienced policeman mentoring the younger one. Obviously, we start later in Morse's career as he is already well known in the department. His reasoning is often opaque at first. Interesting.