The first intriguing case in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse mystery series.
L'inspecteur Morse Séries
Cette série plonge dans le monde d'un détective brillant mais mélancolique naviguant dans les rues académiques et pittoresques d'Oxford. Chaque affaire est un puzzle magistralement conçu, explorant les complexités de la nature humaine et les dures réalités occasionnelles de la vie. Les lecteurs sont invités à de riches explorations de musique classique, de bière ale et de références littéraires, imprégnant les récits d'une atmosphère unique. C'est un drame policier britannique par excellence, célébré pour ses intrigues complexes et son enquêteur inoubliable.
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Last Seen Wearing
- 221pages
- 8 heures de lecture
Morse was best by a nagging feeling. Most of his fanciful notions about the Taylor girl had evaporated and he had begun to suspect lhat further investigation into Valerie's disappearance would involve little more than sober and tedious routine ...
Chief Inspector Morse is called in to investigate the murder of an Oxford academic, and finds the dons in uproar. The code of integrity had been breached and Quinn's death was not a matter of how and why but when.
Service of All the Dead
- 340pages
- 12 heures de lecture
"[MORSE IS] THE MOST PRICKLY, CONCEITED, AND GENUINELY BRILLIANT DETECTIVE SINCE HERCULE POIROT." --The New York Times Book Review This time Inspector Morse brings the imposition on himself. He could have been vacationing in Greece instead of investigating a murder that the police have long since written off. But he finds the crime--the brutal killing of a suburban churchwarden--fascinating. In fact, he uncovers not one murder but two, for the fatal fall of St. Frideswides vicar from the church tower Morse reckons to be murder as well. And as he digs into the lives and unsanctified lusts of the late vicar's erring flock, the list of the dead grows longer. Not even the oddly appealing woman he finds scrubbing the church floor can compensate Morse for the trouble he's let himself in for. So he has another pint, follows his hunches, and sets out to untangle the deadly business of homicide. . . . "A BRILLIANTLY PLOTTED DETECTIVE STORY." --Evening Standard (London) "WILY. . . ELEGANT." --Observer (London)
The dead of Jericho
- 111pages
- 4 heures de lecture
These autobiographies of Afro-American ex-slaves comprise the largest body of literature produced by slaves in human history. The book consists of three sections: selected reviews of slave narratives, dating from 1750 to 1861; essays examining how such narratives serve as historical material; and essays exploring the narratives as literary artifacts.
Dr Browne-Smith had passed through the porter's lodge at 8.15am and nobody had heard from him since. Plenty of time for him to disappear, thought Inspector Morse, and plenty of time for him to cover his trail. Other Morse books include Service of All Dead and The Dead of Jericho.
The Secret of Annexe 3 (Pan crime)
- 224pages
- 8 heures de lecture
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The Wench Is Dead
- 208pages
- 8 heures de lecture
In 1856 the body of Joanna Franks was found at Duke's Cut on the Oxford canal. In 1989 Inspector Morse is taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital with a perforated ulcer. As Morse begins his recovery he comes across an account of the investigation of Joanna's death and subsequent murder trial.
The Jewel That Was Ours (Inspector Morse)
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
The front page picture of the book is slightly different, but the contents remain the same.
À travers bois
- 382pages
- 14 heures de lecture
"On a beaucoup salué les demoiselles anglaises, reines du crime feutré, toutes trop bien élevées pour être honnêtes, si merveilleusement troublantes avec leur air de n'y pas toucher; aujourd'hui, c'est un Anglais qui vient nous séduire. Il ne raffole pas du thé, mais préfère la bière et le whisky. Il fait des mots croisés, lit Thomas Hardy, ne bouge pas d'Oxford et manque de candeur. Entre donc en scène l'inspecteur Morse. Colin Dexter nous offre là un personnage charmeur comme un héros victorien qui aurait oublié ses inhibitions. L'inspecteur Morse débrouille péniblement ses enquêtes et croise des dames parfois dangereuses, souvent meurtries, toujours déjantées et gracieuses. On est très bien avec l'inspecteur Morse. Un doigt - non cinq - d'alcool, des pensées un tantinet lubriques, des souvenirs de livres et l'étrangeté de la vie. Bienvenue au club des "Grands détectives" . Le Magazine littéraire."
The Daughters of Cain
- 386pages
- 14 heures de lecture
[Read by Frederick Davidson]Little progress had been made by the Thames Valley Police since the discovery of a corpse in a North Oxford flat. The police had no weapon, no suspect, and no motive. But within days of taking over the investigation, Chief Inspector Morse and Detective Sergeant Lewis uncover startling new information about the life and death of the victim, Dr. Felix McClure, late of Wolsey College, Oxford.The trail leads to a staircase in Wolsey College and a former ''scout'' there, one Edward Brooks, who disappears following the theft of a knife from the Pitt Rivers Museum. When another body is discovered, Morse suddenly finds himself with too many suspects, including Brooks' wife, a prostitute, and an enigmatic schoolmistress. Attracted to one of the possible killers, the chief inspector may be too involved for success.It will take much thought, many pints, and not a little anguish before Morse sees the connection between McClure's death and the daughters of Cain.
La mort pour voisine
- 381pages
- 14 heures de lecture
" Subtiles au point d'en être vicieuses, les intrigues policières de Colin Dexter font penser à un mécanisme à multiples détentes, devant lequel le lecteur n'a rapidement d'autre solution que de s'en remettre entièrement à un auteur qui ne lui tend des amorces de solutions que pour les retirer presque aussi vite. ( ... ) Les romans de Dexter ne se présentent nullement comme des exercices secs et abstraits ; les personnages ont de la substance et de la présence, et les décors sont bien plantés. " Jean Bourdier, Histoire du roman policier.
The remorseful day
- 464pages
- 17 heures de lecture
The murder of Yvonne Harrison at her home in the Cotswold village of Lower Swinstead had left Thames Valley CID baffled. So why is Chief Inspector Morse adamant that he will not lead the re-investigation and why is he making private enquiries?
Dans le même esprit
How can the discovery of a short story by a beautiful Oxford graduate lead Inspector Morse to her murderer? What awaits Morse and Lewis in Room 231 of the Randolph Hotel? This is a collection of short stories including As Good As Gold. Six new cases for Morse are included plus five other tales.
Death Is Now My Neighbour. The Daughters Of Cain
- 387pages
- 14 heures de lecture
[Read by Frederick Davidson]Little progress had been made by the Thames Valley Police since the discovery of a corpse in a North Oxford flat. The police had no weapon, no suspect, and no motive. But within days of taking over the investigation, Chief Inspector Morse and Detective Sergeant Lewis uncover startling new information about the life and death of the victim, Dr. Felix McClure, late of Wolsey College, Oxford.The trail leads to a staircase in Wolsey College and a former ''scout'' there, one Edward Brooks, who disappears following the theft of a knife from the Pitt Rivers Museum. When another body is discovered, Morse suddenly finds himself with too many suspects, including Brooks' wife, a prostitute, and an enigmatic schoolmistress. Attracted to one of the possible killers, the chief inspector may be too involved for success.It will take much thought, many pints, and not a little anguish before Morse sees the connection between McClure's death and the daughters of Cain.
Největší případ inspektora Morse a jiné povídky
- 198pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Deset detektivních případů Colina Dextera, v nichž záhady neřeší pouze sám šéfinspektor Morse, ale setkáme se mimo jiné se samotným Sherlockem Holmesem, jeho stejně geniálním bratrem Mycroftem a samozřejmě s doktorem Watsonem. Jak tráví inspektor Morse vánoční svátky? Jak dovede povídka, kterou napsala oběť, policii k jejímu vrahovi?
The First Inspector Morse Omnibus
- 586pages
- 21 heures de lecture
The Dead of Jericho is a work of English detective fiction by Colin Dexter, the fifth novel of the Inspector Morse series, which was subsequently the first of a highly successful series of television adaptations of the novels. Service of All the Dead is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the fourth novel in Inspector Morse series. The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the third novel in Inspector Morse series
'Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse was inspirational but infuriating, at times impossible but always brilliant, and earned his creator Colin Dexter the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger award for outstanding services to Crime Literature.' A box set of the complete collection of Inspector Morse novels by Colin Dexter. ISBN 978-0-330-47968-4 Morse's Greatest Mystery And Other Stories. ISBN 978-0-330-47958-5 Last Bus To Woodstock ISBN 978-0-330-47959-2 Last Seen Wearing ISBN 978-0-330-47960-8 The Silent World Of Nicholas Quinn ISBN 978-0-330-47961-5 Service Of All The Dead ISBN 978-0-330-47962-2 The Dead Of Jericho ISBN 978-0-330-47963-9 The Riddle Of The Third Mile ISBN 978-0-330-47967-7 The Secret Of Annexe 3 ISBN 978-0-330-50394-5 The Wench Is Dead ISBN 978-0-330-47964-6 The Jewel That Was Ours ISBN 978-0-330-47956-1 The Way Through The Woods ISBN 978-0-330-47965-3 The Daughters Of Cain ISBN 978-0-330-47966-0 Death Is Now My Neighbour ISBN 978-0-330-47957-8 The Remorseful Day
Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories
- 240pages
- 9 heures de lecture
" Morse had solved so many mysteries in his life. Was he now, he wondered, beginning to glimpse the solution to the greatest mystery of them all . . . ? How can the discovery of a short story by a beautiful Oxford graduate lead Chief Inspector Morse to her murderer? What happens when Chief Inspector Morse himself becomes the victim to a brilliantly executed crime? And why does a theft at Christmas lead the detective to look upon the festive season with uncharacteristic good will? This dazzling new collection of short stories from Morse's creator Colin Dexter includes five ingenious new cases for the world's most popular fictional detective—plus five other tantalizingly original tales to delight all lovers of classic crime fiction."
Last Seen Wearing. Last Bus to Woodstock
- 308pages
- 11 heures de lecture
"Morse was beset by a nagging feeling. Most of his fanciful notions about the Taylor girl had evaporated and he had begun to suspect that further investigation into Valerie's disappearance would involve little more than sober and tedious routine . . ." The statements before Inspector Morse appeared to confirm the bald, simple truth. After leaving home to return to school, teenager Valerie Taylor had completely vanished, and the trail had gone cold. Until two years, three months and two days after Valerie's disappearance, somebody decides to supply some surprising new evidence for the case . . .
An Inspector Morse Omnibus
- 592pages
- 21 heures de lecture
"This omnibus brings together three of Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse mysteries .... The Dead of Jericho is a town-and-gown Oxford mystery. The violent death of a peeping tom leads Chief Inspector Morse to back-track to the apparent suicide in a neighboring house of a pregnant young women. The long-suffering Lewis is dispatched in seemingly unrelated directions at Morse's behest, until the right killer is arrested .... Service of all the Dead opens with the murder of a church warden, rapidly followed by the deaths of a music master and his son. The only common element to link the deaths is the Church of St. Frideswide. Unfortunately, the case is 'cleared up' while Morse is on holiday. Fortunately, he does not accept this official fact and what follows his return from leave is his own investigation, which blows all previous theories to smithereens. The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn is a formidable and labyrinthine puzzle in which a deaf academic is found dead in his north Oxford home. Even Morse respects the intelligence and cunning of the killer as he tries to track him down through the insular and bitchy world of the Oxford colleges" -- Provided by publisher
The Fourth Inspector Morse Omnibus
- 800pages
- 28 heures de lecture
This anthology features three Inspector Morse novels. In "The Way Through the Woods", a young tourist disappears in North Oxford. In "The Daughters of Cain", Morse takes over an unsolved murder. "Death Is Now My Neighbour" sees Morse on the trail of a killer.
The Third Inspector Morse Omnibus
- 544pages
- 20 heures de lecture
"Last Bus to Woodstock", "Wench Is Dead", "Jewel That Was Ours Three full-length murder mysteries are contained here, each featuring the popular fictional detective, Inspector Morse and his faithful Sergeant, Lewis.
Omnibus: The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn & The Dead of Jericho
- 302pages
- 11 heures de lecture
In 'The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn', Morse tracks down the killer of a member of the Oxford Examinations Syndicate, tracing the predator through the insular and bitchy world of the city's colleges. 'The Dead of Jericho' finds Morse investigating the suicide of a woman he had met but a few hours before her death.
Colin Dexter Omnibus: Morse's Greatest Mystery/Service of All the Dead
- 324pages
- 12 heures de lecture
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