Synopsis
The Way Through the Woods is the tenth novel in Colin Dexter's Oxford-set detective series.
Quietly, rather movingly, Strange was making his plea: 'Christ knows why, Lewis, but Morse will always put himself out for you.' As he put the phone down, Lewis knew that Strange had been right . . . in the case of the Swedish Maiden, the pair of them were in business again . . .
They called her the Swedish Maiden – the beautiful young tourist who disappeared on a hot summer's day somewhere in North Oxford. Twelve months later the case remained unsolved – pending further developments.
On holiday in Lyme Regis, Chief Inspector Morse is startled to read a tantalizing article in The Times about the missing woman. An article which lures him back to Wytham Woods near Oxford . . . and straight into the most extraordinary murder investigation of his career.
The Way Through the Woods is followed by the eleventh Inspector Morse book, The Daughters of Cain.
Details
22 August 2024
9781035005451Reviews
Traditional crime writing at its best; the kind of book without which no armchair is completeThe Sunday Times
No one constructs a whodunit with more fiendish skill than Colin DexterThe Guardian
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, The Sunday Telegraph
