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Early life and career

Dexter was educated at Stamford School. After National Service with the Royal Corps of Signals he read classics at Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1953. Front of Stamford School House Main Field Stamford School is an English public school in the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire. ... Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Signals The Royal Corps of Signals (sometimes referred to incorrectly as the Royal Signal Corps and often known simply as the Royal Signals or R SIGNALS) is one of the arms (combat support corps) of the British Army. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... College name Christ’s College Named after Jesus Christ Established 1505 Previously named God’s-house (1437-1505) Location St. ...

In 1954, he started his teaching career in the East Midlands, becoming assistant classics master at Wyggeston School, Leicester. A post at Loughborough Grammar School followed, before he took up the position of senior classics teacher at Corby Grammar School, Northamptonshire, in 1959. The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College, or Q.E is a sixth form college in Leicester, England. ... This article discusses Leicester in England. ... Loughborough Grammar School (commonly LGS) is a fee-paying independent boys secondary school in Loughborough, Leicestershire, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ...

In 1966, he was forced by the onset of deafness to retire from teaching, and took up the post of Senior Assistant Secretary at the University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations (UODLE) in Oxford - a job he held until his retirement in 1988. A hearing impairment or hearing loss is a full or partial decrease in the ability to detect or understand sounds. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ...

Writing career

He started writing mysteries in 1972 during a family holiday: "We were in a little guest house halfway between Caernarfon and Pwllheli. It was a Saturday and it was raining - it's not unknown for it to rain in North Wales. The children were moaning ... I was sitting at the kitchen table with nothing else to do, and I wrote the first few paragraphs of a potential detective novel." Last Bus to Woodstock was published in 1975 and introduced the world to the character of Inspector Morse, the irascible detective whose penchants for cryptic crosswords, English literature, cask ale and Wagner reflect Dexter's own enthusiasms. Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now almost always used in preference to the anglicised forms, Caernarvon or Carnarvon) is a royal town in north-west Wales. ... Pwllheli is the main market town of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. ... Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ... Morse (left) as played by John Thaw in the television adaption (with Kevin Whately as Lewis (right)). Detective Chief Inspector Morse is a fictional character, who features in a series of thirteen detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, though he is better known for the 33 episode TV series... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The term English literature refers to literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; Joseph Conrad was Polish, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, Salman Rushdie is Indian, V.S... Cask ales on racks Cask ale or cask-conditioned beer is the term for unfiltered and unpasteurised beer which is conditioned and served from a cask, usually without additional nitrogen or carbon dioxide pressure. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ...

The success of the TV series Inspector Morse, produced between 1987 and 2001, brought further acclaim for Dexter. In the manner of Alfred Hitchcock, he also makes a cameo appearance in almost all episodes.^[1] A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Morse (left) as played by John Thaw in the television adaption (with Kevin Whately as Lewis (right)). Detective Chief Inspector Morse is a fictional character, who features in a series of thirteen detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, though he is better known for the 33 episode TV series... Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 â€“ April 29, 1980) was an iconic and highly influential British-born film director and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. ... A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television. ...

Awards

Dexter has been the recipient of several Crime Writers' Association "Gold Dagger" awards, and in 2000 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for services to literature. The Crime Writers Association is a writers association in the UK. Founded by John Creasey in 1953, it is currently chaired by Robert Richardson and claims 450 members. ... The Gold Dagger was an award given annually by the CWA for best crime novel of the year. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander...

Bibliography

• Last Bus to Woodstock (1975) #
• Last Seen Wearing (1976) #
• The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (1977) #
• Service of All the Dead (1979) #
• The Dead of Jericho (1981) #
• The Riddle of the Third Mile (1983) [filmed as The Last Enemy] #
• The Secret of Annexe 3 (1986) #
• The Wench is Dead (1989) #
• The Jewel That Was Ours (1991) [filmed as The Wolvercote Tongue] #
• The Way Through the Woods (1992) #
• The Inside Story (1993)
• Morse's Greatest Mystery [Short stories] (1993)
  1. "Morse's Greatest Mystery"
  2. "Evans Tries an O-Level"
  3. "Dead as a Dodo
  4. "At The Lulu-Bar Motel"
  5. "Neighbourhood Watch"
  6. "A Case of Mis-Identity"
  7. "The Inside Story"
  8. "Monty's Revolver"
  9. "The Carpet-Bagger"
  10. "Last Call"
• Neighbourhood Watch (1993)
• The Daughters of Cain (1994) #
• As Good as Gold [Short stories] (1994)
  1. "As Good as Gold"
  2. "Morse's Greatest Mystery"
  3. "Evans Tries an O-Level"
  4. "Dead as a Dodo
  5. "At The Lulu-Bar Motel"
  6. "Neighbourhood Watch"
  7. "A Case of Mis-Identity"
  8. "The Inside Story"
  9. "Monty's Revolver"
  10. "The Carpet-Bagger"
  11. "Last Call"
• Death is Now My Neighbour (1996) #
• The Remorseful Day (1999) #
• The Double Crossing (2005) [short story published in The Best British Mysteries 2005]

# Inspector Morse series

Note: Neighbourhood Watch and The Inside Story were published both as separate books and in Morse's Greatest Mystery. As Good as Gold includes all the stories in Morse's Greatest Mystery plus the story "As Good as Gold". A free promotional version of Morse's Greatest Mystery, omitting the stories featuring Inspector Morse (apart from the title story) was also produced. "Neighbourhood Watch" was published as a special, extremely limited edition, The Inside Story and As Good as Gold were published as advertisements for American Express and Kodak, respectively. American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as AmEx or Amex, is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. ... Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. ...

See also

• Diogenes Small

Diogenes Small (1797-1812), is a fictional character by British crime author Colin Dexter and the supposed author of numerous historical and other works. ...

References

External links

• Illustrated bibliography of first editions
• Illustrated bibliography with plot summaries
• Carlton TV's Inspector Morse website
• Colin Dexter at the Internet Movie Database