As usual for a Colin Dexter novel, Morse and the faithful Sgt. Lewis have a curiosity on their hands. Multiple corpses, with even fewer identifications than motives. I would never send anyone to a Morse book for realistic police procedure, but this particular installment of the series is over the top.
If you have a Morse-style inventive mind that enjoys a mystery which can only be unraveled by someone who might actually do the Times of London crossword in ink, this is your book. If you delight in the Morse series more for its setting, characters, and idiosyncrasies, perhaps it will not be your favorite. Although it does reveal a bit of the History of Morse mystery, so if you are a stalwart, it's required reading.
If you like Inspector Morse and the subtle humor in these books, you won't be disappointed. In the end, Morse makes sense of what most of us wouldn't be able to put together in a million years.
Inspector Morse puzzles it out with murder of an Oxford don - or is it? Even the identity of the corpse poses problems, and it's a delight to see the relentless Morse in action.
I really enjoyed reading this author. I have watched the series on TV and thought I would try one of the books. I wasn't disappointed.
I loved this book. It had so many twists to the plot that kept it interesting up to the last page! I have watched the Morse TV shows and that makes it even more enjoyable to read these books because you can picture Morse's facial expressions while reading the text. I already miss Morse and Mr. Frost(?), isn't it, who passed away.
Cheryl R. (Spuddie) - 
