Inspector Morse audiobooks in order
Samuel West reads the novels. Morse on the page is a colder, pricklier man than John Thaw played, and the books are the better for it.
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Which order should you listen in?
Publication order. The television series adapted these out of sequence and invented a great deal besides, so if you came from the screen the books will surprise you — Morse on the page is a good deal less likeable.
On screen: ITV series, 1987–2000. Every series here that has been adapted for the screen →
Inspector Morse in publication order
- 1
Last Bus to Woodstock (1975)Read by Samuel West · 7h 42m unabridged - 2
Last Seen Wearing (1976)Read by Samuel West · 8h 49m unabridged - 3
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (1977)Read by Samuel West · 7h 12m unabridged - 4
Service of All the Dead (1979)Read by Samuel West · 7h 49m unabridged - 5
The Dead of Jericho (1981)Read by Samuel West · 7h 13m unabridged - 6
The Riddle of the Third Mile (1983)Read by Samuel West · 6h 29m unabridged - 7
The Secret of Annexe 3 (1986)Read by Samuel West · 7h 11m unabridged - 8
The Wench Is Dead (1989)Read by Samuel West · 5h 44m unabridged - 9
The Jewel That Was Ours (1991)Read by Samuel West · 7h 54m unabridged - 10
The Way Through the Woods (1992)Read by Samuel West · 9h 50m unabridged - 11
The Daughters of Cain (1994)Read by Samuel West · 9h 24m unabridged - 12
Death Is Now My Neighbour (1996)Read by Samuel West · 8h 39m unabridged - 13
The Remorseful Day (1999)Read by Samuel West · 10h 5m unabridged