Inspector Morse - Colin Dexter
The Inspector Morse book series was another novel series that I was introduced to through a TV series (this also happened with Nero Wolfe and Midsomer Murders). All of Colin's novels were made for the small screen. The first of these was The Dead of Jericho in 1987. The last was (not surprisingly)The Remorseful Day in 2000. I was excited at the prospect of reading the novels as I'd enjoyed the series, and John Thaw's performance as the titular Morse sealed the deal for me. He was ably accompanied by Kevin Whately as Sargent Lewis. I knew there would be differences between text and screen, as there almost always are but I was not daunted. I was delighted when I was able to purchase the entire collection of books and made my through them. As expected, some parts were changed or removed from the TV series. However, in most cases, I didn't feel that they had been detrimental to the stories or characters. A few of the books stood out more than the others for me. These were