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Title: The Way Through the Woods/Cassettes by Colin Dexter, Simon Jones ISBN: 0-88646-352-1 Publisher: Dh Audio Pub. Date: July, 1993 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: one of mystery's great curmudgeons
Comment: The history of the mystery is replete with examples of detectives who tread a fine line between the amusingly eccentric and the downright boorish (Sherlock Holmes being the archetype; Poirot, Nero Wolfe, and others following in his footsteps). Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse fits squarely and delightfully in this tradition. If you've never seen the TV series on PBS and A&E, or better yet read one of the books, you're really missing out on something special.
Morse, whose first name wasn't revealed for years, is an Oxford-educated, beer-drinking, Opera-loving, vintage Jaguar-driving, Crossword puzzle maven and also one of the biggest curmudgeons in all of literature. He does not suffer fools gladly, other than his much put upon but continually bemused partner Lewis. His superiors are forced to tolerate his idiosyncrasies and his bibliousness because he also has a uniquely intuitive mind and a knack for solving the most puzzling crimes. In an interesting symbiosis, John Thaw's television portrayal of Morse bled over into the novels and took some of the harsher edges off of the character and Kevin Whatley's Lewis helped to make the character less of a dolt and more of a naïf in the books too.
In this Gold Dagger winning installment in the series, Morse is on an unwelcome holiday when he gets drawn into the case of a year old disappearance of a Swedish girl who is assumed to have been murdered and ditched in the local woods. The largely moribund investigation is reinvigorated when The Times receives a cryptic letter with tantalizing but ambiguous literary clues to the dead girl's whereabouts. As the story unfolds Morse finds himself in the midst of a murder investigation that includes everything from pornography to ornithology. As always, the book offers both a satisfying mystery and the great pleasure of watching Morse and Lewis interact with one another and with suspects, superiors and the various ladies who inevitably tweak Morse's heartstrings.
After a highly successful run of 13 novels, Dexter killed Morse off earlier this year in The Remorseful Day. On the one hand, it's nice to see an author finish a series while he still has his fastball, but Morse and Lewis will be missed. Try one of the books and keep an eye peeled for the show, both are outstanding.
GRADE: A+
Rating: 4
Summary: An excellent story
Comment: Has there ever been a more perfect marriage between character and actor? As ever, discussing any of the Morse books is impossible without discussing the actor who portrays him. The two are linked (in my mind, at least) forever. In this title, Morse is his quintessential self and calls to mind Jonathan Thaw. As usual, the mystery is good, Morse's ego is exquisite, and the writing is engaging. Here is one series where watching the videos does not detract from the source material. In fact, knowing John Thaw's Morse serves to heighten enjoyment of reading the books.
Rating: 5
Summary: Well worth the read!
Comment: A very well crafted book. Superb plotting as one would expect from this author. This book continues the Morse mystique (he is still able to attract women half his age) but gives Lewis a little more assertiveness. Quite unputdownable.
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Title: Jewel That Was Ours by Colin Dexter ISBN: 0804109818 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 22 February, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Last Seen Wearing by Colin Dexter ISBN: 0804114919 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 02 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dead of Jericho by Colin Dexter ISBN: 0804114862 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 28 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Daughters of Cain by Colin Dexter ISBN: 0804113645 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 02 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Secret of Annexe 3 by Colin Dexter ISBN: 0804114897 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 27 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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