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Last Bus to Woodstock

Inspector Morse Mysteries, Book 1

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Last Bus to Woodstock

By: Colin Dexter
Narrated by: Samuel West
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Read by Samuel West, known for his roles in Van Helsing and Notting Hill.

Last Bus to Woodstock is the novel that began Colin Dexter's phenomenally successful Inspector Morse series.

'Do you think I'm wasting your time, Lewis?'
Lewis was nobody's fool and was a man of some honesty and integrity.
'Yes, sir.'
An engaging smile crept across Morse's mouth. He thought they could get on well together . . .

The death of Sylvia Kaye figured dramatically in Thursday afternoon's edition of the Oxford Mail. By Friday evening Inspector Morse had informed the nation that the police were looking for a dangerous man – facing charges of wilful murder, sexual assault and rape.

But as the obvious leads fade into twilight and darkness, Morse becomes more and more convinced that passion holds the key . . .

Last Bus to Woodstock is followed by the second Inspector Morse book, Last Seen Wearing.

©2017 Colin Dexter (P)2017 Macmillan Digital Audio Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Detective Crime

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The tone, the atmosphere, the pace.. Brilliant! Looking forward to the next one in the series!

Loved it..

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the combination of the excellent writing of Colin Dexter and the superb voice of Samuel West the perfect balance has been reached. Would highly recommend

yet another winner

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This is a superb story, with great character development and an introduction to Morse that makes you want more... great plot too

Samuel West is excellent and such a beautiful voice to make Morse and Lewis real

Superb. Story, plot, characters...everything

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As a man, in my sixties, living in 2024, I am relieved, now the book is finished, to escape from the cramped narrowness and crippling arrogance and sexism of the male mind exemplified in this book.
Unfair, I know, it is a book of its time and the fun to be had, unravelling the clues and following the logic of the sanctimonious inspector through all the twists and turns, is there, but the casual sexism, classism, judgementalism and assumed authority purely by right of being male is, years on from the time of its writing, shocking. To say nothing of the attitudes towards children, likely traumatised but treated as creatures to be kept in the dark, ushered away and held and at a distance.
I enjoyed the performance but hated the experience. I thought I might try Morse, as I am nearly up to date with Ian Rankin’s Rebus series, but I won’t be venturing further into the, thankfully almost extinct, mindset of the middle class, mid twentieth century heterosexual world portrayed here. My toes will take time to uncurl… but, I do understand that, as the saying is rumoured to go; for those that like this sort of thing this is the sort of thing they like. Not me though.

Thank goodness the world has progressed, in the UK at least…

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Good narration. Great story, characters brought to life and plot turns and twists neatly done. Very enjoyable listen.

Well written plot

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I am a great admirer of Samuel West as narrator, and of the TV Morse. But the book itself hasn't aged well. Morse comes across as a priapic dinosaur, nor redeemed by any indication that his views are not those of the author. I will try another, but will probably go back to watching Morse rather than reading/listening to the books.

Not aged well

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First experience of Morse on Audible. Brilliant story and first class narration. Thoroughly enjoyable and recommended.

Excellent

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Hurrah! At last narrator who reads intelligently and doesn’t put on silly voices for different characters

Perfect narration

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Enjoyed my 1st morse book looking forward to all the rest in the series have already purchased the next one 👍

Great plot with twists and turns

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So enjoy teading colin Dexter novel and this book did not disappoint
It was read so well as well.
I would recommend it to anyone who likes a detective story.

Another Colin Dexter thriller

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