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Colin Dexter

17 copies for sale · $20–$325 · 3 first editions · 4 signed

Notable copies for sale

The Jewel That Was Ours (first edition) — Good Books in the Woods$20
Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories (first edition) — Between the Covers$33
THE DAUGHTERS OF CAIN; Signed — Rare Book Cellar$173
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$250
The Riddle of the Third Mile — Lorne Bair Rare Books$60
Colin Dexter Inspector Morse Book Lot 11 Pan PB Missing 2 Complete Your Set — eBay$45
Death Is Now My Neighbor — Between the Covers$20
The Jewell That Was Ours: An Inspector Morse Mystery — Between the Covers$20
Last Seen Wearing — Between the Covers$20
The Dead of Jericho (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$100
Service of All the Dead With Signed Bookplate Laid In (signed) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$75
Last Seen Wearing — Lorne Bair Rare Books$100

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Works on the market

Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories2 copies · $33–$325
The Dead of Jericho2 copies · $95–$100
Last Seen Wearing2 copies · $20–$100
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn1 copy · $250
THE DAUGHTERS OF CAIN; Signed1 copy · $173
The Riddle of the Third Mile1 copy · $125
Service of All the Dead With Signed Bookplate Laid In1 copy · $75
The Riddle of the Third Mile1 copy · $60
DEATH IS NOW MY NEIGHBOR: AN INSPECTOR MORSE NOVEL1 copy · $48
Colin Dexter Inspector Morse Book Lot 11 Pan PB Missing 2 Complete Your Set1 copy · $45
The Daughters of Cain1 copy · $32
Death Is Now My Neighbor1 copy · $20
The Jewel That Was Ours1 copy · $20
The Jewell That Was Ours: An Inspector Morse Mystery1 copy · $20

Market context

9 copies of Colin Dexter's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $60 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):

The Dead in Jericho, first edition, first impression, inscribed by author, London, Macmill (forum, 2026-09-03)£400
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn, first edition, signed presentation inscription from th (forum, 2026-09-03)£360
The Way Through the Woods, one of 150 copies signed by the author, Bristol, Scorpion Press (forum, 2026-07-02)£220
The Secret of Annexe 3, first edition, signed by the author, 1986; and 9 others, Morse, al (forum, 2026-07-02)£110
The Service of all the Dead, first edition, signed by the author, 1979; and 2 others from (forum, 2026-07-02)£240
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn, first edition, signed by the author, 1977 (forum, 2026-07-02)£600

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