'Service of All the Dead', Colin Dexter

Service of All the Dead, 4^th Inspector Morse Series, Colin Dexter (3.0)

We’ve enjoyed the young Inspector Morse on the PBS show, ‘Endeavor’, so I was interested to read one of the original books from the series. Oddly I was a bit disappointed. I’m not sure if it was because I read the 4^th in the series (it was the only free one I could find), but the main character came off as less likable than the young version. He was still a complex character with the sharp insight of a good detective mixed with a taste for opera. The mystery was interesting, and the outcome, given the myriad of possibilities was a bit surprising. Unfortunately Morse came across as a bit snarky and elusive. He played games with his partner (not at all like the young Endeavor Morse) and I just didn’t like the characters enough to follow them to their next case.