Book description
' Where does this all leave us, sir?' 'Things are moving fast.' 'We're
getting near the end, you mean?' 'We were always near the end.' The
murder of Yvonne Harrison had left Thames Valley CID baffled. A year
after the dreadful crime they are still no nearer to making an arrest.
But one man has yet to tackle the case - and it is just the sort of
puzzle at which Chief Inspector Morse excels. So why is he adamant that
he will not lead the re-investigation, despite the entreaties of Chief
Superintendent Strange and dark hints of some new evidence? And why, if
he refuses to take on the case officially, does he seem to be carrying
out his own private enquiries? For Sergeant Lewis this is yet another
example of the unsettling behaviour his chief has been displaying of
late . . .
Colin Dexter has 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 lives in Oxford.
