The Dead of Jericho
04 September 2008Imprint: Pan
Synopsis
Winner of the CWA Silver Dagger Award, The Dead of Jericho is the fifth novel in Colin Dexter's Oxford-set Inspector Morse series. As portrayed by John Thaw in ITV's Inspector Morse.
Morse switched on the gramophone to 'play', and sought to switch his mind away from all the terrestrial troubles. Sometimes, this way, he almost managed to forget. But not tonight...
Details
04 September 2008320 pages
9780330468701Imprint: Pan
Reviews
Traditional crime writing at its best; the kind of book without which no armchair is completeSunday Times
No one constructs a whodunit with more fiendish skill than Colin DexterGuardian
Dexter has created a giant among fictional detectivesThe Times
A character who will undoubtedly retain his place as one of the most popular and enduring of fictional detectivesP. D. James, Sunday Telegraph
