Book description
Morse sought to hide his disappointment. So many people in the Haworth
Hotel that fateful evening had been wearing some sort of disguise - a
change of dress, a change of make-up, a change of partner, a change of
attitude, a change of life almost; and the man who had died had been the
most consummate artist of them all . . . Chief Inspector Morse seldom
allowed himself to be caught up in New Year celebrations. So the murder
inquiry in the festive hotel had a certain appeal. It was a crime worthy
of the season. The corpse was still in fancy dress. And hardly a single
guest at the Haworth had registered under a genuine name . . .
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.
