Kathryn (Kmarie) - , reviewed on 9/1/2005 + 529 more book reviews

The case seems so simple, Inspector Morse deemed it beneath his notice. A wealthy, elderly American tourist has a heart attack in her room at Oxford's luxurious Randolph Hotel. Missing from the scene is the lady's handbag, which contained the Wolvercote Tongue, a priceless jewel that her late husband had bequeathed to the Ashmolean Museum just across the street. Morse proceeds to spend a great deal of time thinking?and drinking?in the hotel's bar, certain the solution is close at hand?until conflicting stories, suspicious doings, and a real murder convince him otherwise....

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