The Way Through the Woods (1992)
On holiday in Lyme Regis, Chief Inspector Morse has decided to go without newspapers. But in the hotel he finds himself seated opposite a woman reading her paper, and Morse cannot help but notice an intriguing headline.

The Daughters of Cain (1994)
A retired don is found murdered and Morse is overrun with suspects. He focuses on Mr. Edward Brooks who himself disappears after the theft of a knife from the famous Pitt Rivers Museum. The suspects include Mr. Brooks' long-suffering wife, his estranged step-daughter and an enigmatic schoolmistress. But all have water-tight alibis.

Death is now my Neighbour (1996)
As he drove his chief down to Kidlington, Lewis turned the conversation to where it had begun.
'You haven't told me what you think about this fellow Owens - the dead woman's next-door neighbour.'
'Death is always the next-door neighbour,' said Morse sombrely.