Last Bus to Woodstock

Author: Colin Dexter

Classic crime

Published on 1 October 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Inspector Morse Mysteries' series.

Paperback | 320 pages
197 x 130 | 218g

'No one constructs a whodunit with more fiendish skill' GuardianLast 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.