Book description
Quietly, rather movingly, Strange was making his plea: 'Christ knows
why, Lewis, but Morse will always put himself out for you.' As he put
the phone down, Lewis knew that Strange had been right . . . in the case
of the Swedish Maiden, the pair of them were in business again . . .
They called her the Swedish Maiden - the beautiful young tourist who
disappeared on a hot summer's day somewhere in North Oxford. Twelve
months later the case remained unsolved - pending further developments.
On holiday in Lyme Regis, Chief Inspector Morse is startled to read a
tantalizing article in The Times about the missing woman. An article
which lures him back to Wytham Woods near Oxford . . . and straight into
the most extraordinary murder investigation of his career.
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.
