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The Daughters of Cain (Inspector Morse, Bk 11)
The Daughters of Cain - Inspector Morse, Bk 11
Author: Colin Dexter
It was only the second time Inspector Morse had ever taken over a murder enquiry after the preliminary -- invariably dramatic -- discovery and sweep of the crime scene. Secretly pleased to have missed the blood and gore, Morse and the faithful Lewis go about finding the killer who stabbed Dr. Felix McClure, late of Wolsey College. In another par...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780804113649
ISBN-10: 0804113645
Publication Date: 3/2/1996
Pages: 320
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  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 33 ratings
Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 1
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reviewed The Daughters of Cain (Inspector Morse, Bk 11) on + 242 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Colin Dexter's books featuring Inspector Morse are brainteasers in that it isn't easy figuring out who the murderer is in this book as well as in other Inspector Morse books. For many Americans used to myteries with action every other page, this book moves too slow. I love British mysteries but even I found this book a bit slow. However, its saving grace, like many "slow moving" British novel, is the characters depicted. Many of them are so eccentric; so private and kind of snooty. (P.D.James is the queen of the nasty character...) The type of people you love to read about but would hate to meet. The plot concerns a professor at Wolsey College, Dr. Felix McClure, who has been stabbed to death. In another part of Wolsey, three women - a housecleaner, a schoolteacher, and a prostitute - are playing out an unfolding drama of their own. As Morse puts his formidable thinking cap on, he sees the connection between Dr. Wolsey's murder and these 3 women at the end.
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Another good Morse mystery for fans of British novels.
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reviewed The Daughters of Cain (Inspector Morse, Bk 11) on + 318 more book reviews
Long time since I read it, but it's an Inspector Morse story, so know I enjoyed it.
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The 11th book in the Inspector Morse series. Abridged - 2 cassettes, 3 hours. Read by James Nelson.


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