The Best Colin Dexter Books – Author Bibliography Ranking
What are Colin Dexter’s Best Books? We looked at all of Colin Dexter’s written bibliography and ranked them against one another to answer that very question!
We took all of the books written by Colin Dexter and looked at their Goodreads, Library Thing, and Amazon review scores, ranking them against one another to see which books came out on top. The books are ranked in our list below based on which have the highest overall score between all 3 review sites in comparison with all of the other books by the same author. The process is all very scientific with no flaws at all.
The full ranking chart is also included below the countdown on the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
The Top Book’s Of Colin Dexter
20 ) Morses Greatest Mystery And Other Stories
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 20
- Library Thing: 13
- Amazon: 20
19 ) Cracking Cryptic Crosswords
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 19
- Library Thing: 18
- Amazon: 14
18 ) The Secret Of Annexe 3
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 18
- Library Thing: 12
- Amazon: 10
16 ) The Riddle Of The Third Mile
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 17
- Library Thing: 9
- Amazon: 12
16 ) The Jewel That Was Ours
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 14
- Library Thing: 11
- Amazon: 13
15 ) The Wench Is Dead
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 13
- Library Thing: 4
- Amazon: 19
14 ) The Fourth Inspector Morse Omnibus
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 3
- Library Thing: 17
- Amazon: 15
12 ) Last Seen Wearing
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 15
- Library Thing: 2
- Amazon: 17
12 ) The Silent World Of Nicholas Quinn
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 8
- Library Thing: 8
- Amazon: 18
10 ) Last Bus To Woodstock
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 16
- Library Thing: 1
- Amazon: 16
10 ) Death Is Now My Neighbor
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 9
- Library Thing: 20
- Amazon: 4
9 ) Service Of All The Dead
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 12
- Library Thing: 10
- Amazon: 8
8 ) The Third Inspector Morse Omnibus
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 2
- Library Thing: 16
- Amazon: 11
7 ) Inspector Morse
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 1
- Library Thing: 19
- Amazon: 6
5 ) The Daughters Of Cain
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 10
- Library Thing: 6
- Amazon: 9
5 ) The First Inspector Morse Omnibus
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 6
- Library Thing: 14
- Amazon: 5
4 ) The Dead Of Jericho
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 11
- Library Thing: 7
- Amazon: 3
3 ) The Second Inspector Morse Omnibus
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 4
- Library Thing: 15
- Amazon: 1
2 ) The Way Through The Woods
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 7
- Library Thing: 3
- Amazon: 7
1 ) The Remorseful Day
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 5
- Library Thing: 5
- Amazon: 2
Colin Dexter’s Best Books
Colin Dexter Review Website Bibliography Rankings
| Book | Goodreads | Library Thing | Amazon | Overal Rank |
| Morses Greatest Mystery And Other Stories | 20 | 13 | 20 | 20 |
| Cracking Cryptic Crosswords | 19 | 18 | 14 | 19 |
| The Secret Of Annexe 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 18 |
| The Riddle Of The Third Mile | 17 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
| The Jewel That Was Ours | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| The Wench Is Dead | 13 | 4 | 19 | 15 |
| The Fourth Inspector Morse Omnibus | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Last Seen Wearing | 15 | 2 | 17 | 12 |
| The Silent World Of Nicholas Quinn | 8 | 8 | 18 | 12 |
| Last Bus To Woodstock | 16 | 1 | 16 | 10 |
| Death Is Now My Neighbor | 9 | 20 | 4 | 10 |
| Service Of All The Dead | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| The Third Inspector Morse Omnibus | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Inspector Morse | 1 | 19 | 6 | 7 |
| The Daughters Of Cain | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| The First Inspector Morse Omnibus | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| The Dead Of Jericho | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| The Second Inspector Morse Omnibus | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| The Way Through The Woods | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| The Remorseful Day | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
