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Colin Dexter

Colin Dexter twice won the Gold Dagger Award, the Crime Writers' Association's honor for the best novel of the year. He was the author of many novels, novellas, and short stories featuring Inspector Morse. He died in 2017.
Death Is Now My Neighbor
The Remorseful Day
Secret of Annexe 3
Riddle of the Third Mile
Last Seen Wearing
Dead of Jericho
Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories
Last Bus to Woodstock
Daughters of Cain
Service of All the Dead
The Way Through the Woods
Jewel That Was Ours

Books

Death Is Now My Neighbor
The Remorseful Day
Secret of Annexe 3
Riddle of the Third Mile
Last Seen Wearing
Dead of Jericho
Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories
Last Bus to Woodstock
Daughters of Cain
Service of All the Dead
The Way Through the Woods
Jewel That Was Ours

Three Penguin Random House Authors Win Pulitzer Prizes

On Monday, May 5, three Penguin Random House authors were honored with a Pulitzer Prize. Established in 1917, the Pulitzer Prizes are the most prestigious awards in American letters. To date, PRH has 143 Pulitzer Prize winners, including William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Josh Steinbeck, Ron Chernow, Anne Applebaum, Colson Whitehead, and many more. Take a look at our 2025 Pulitzer Prize

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