The Dead of Jericho
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‘A giant among fictional detectives’ – The Times
The Dead of Jericho is the fifth novel in Colin Dexter's Oxford-set Inspector Morse series.
Winner of the CWA Silver Dagger Award.
Morse switched on the gramophone to 'play', and sought to switch his mind away from all the terrestrial troubles. Sometimes, this way, he almost managed to forget. But not tonight . . .
Anne Scott's address was scribbled on a crumpled note in the pocket of Morse's smartest suit. As he turned the corner of Canal Street, Jericho, on the afternoon of Wednesday, 3rd October, he hadn't planned a second visit. But he was back later the same day – as the officer in charge of her suicide investigation.
Following another local death, Morse is not convinced of Anna’s suspected suicide and begins the search for answers . . .
The Dead of Jericho is followed by the sixth book in the detective series, The Riddle of the Third Mile.
Colin Dexter
Colin Dexter won many awards for his novels including the CWA Gold Dagger and Silver Dagger awards. In 1997 he was presented with the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for outstanding services to crime literature. Colin's thirteenth and final Inspector Morse novel, The Remorseful Day, was published in 1999. He lived in Oxford until his death in 2017.
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