The Last Bus to Woodstock

By Colin Dexter

I first became acquainted with Inspector Morse on PBS. I grew to be very fond of Morse, as played by John Thaw, and didn't much care for it when they killed him off. So now Morse is gone from TV and if I want to spend time with him it has to be in a book. While a book doesn't have the wonderful visual impact that a TV show does, it does give you a better insight to the thoughts and personality of
the character and contains a lot of detail that is just not possible in a one hour TV show. The Last Bus to Woodstock was the first of Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series. In it Morse has to investigate the murder of a woman who is found dead in a parking lot. It's interesting to meet Morse in his first
appearance and compare him to the Morse from the TV show. If you are a fan of the show, then this novel is a must read.