This is a solid offering from Dexter. Morse is descending further into grumpiness and alcohol while Lewis is putting up with him and not getting much of the credit. The plot follows a suicide and a murder. Neither are straightforward and Morse ends up following false leads here and there as usual.
I'm finding the characters of Morse and Lewis are rounding out nicely and appear almost verbal - you can 'hear' them speaking at times - my problem is beginning to be around the resolutio Morse number 5. I'm finding the characters of Morse and Lewis are rounding out nicely and appear almost verbal - you can 'hear' them speaking at times - my problem is beginning to be around the resolutions.
As this is number 5 I'm remembering how the previous books ended and that gave me a clue to how this would end - and I was right. This seems a little below par hence 3 stars.
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I wanted to be more surprised by the ending. Apr 27, Jill Holmes rated it really liked it. The ancient university city of Oxford, England, is not all spires, churches, and medieval colleges. The lower middle class live in less resplendent areas like Jericho, a small neighbourhood of mean streets and decaying homes between the canal and railway on one side and the massive complex of the Radcliffe Hospital and Oxford University Press on the other.
At a otherwise boring cocktail party, Detective Chief Inspector Morse of the Thames Valley Police meets the fetching Anne Scott, a resident o The ancient university city of Oxford, England, is not all spires, churches, and medieval colleges. Time passes during which Morse thinks of Miss Scott as a potential romantic opportunity, but he neglects to call until a chance passage through the area brings him to her door. The door is unlocked and Morse goes in finding no one home. A short time later, Inspector Bell is called out on a case--to that same front door.
Anne Scott is dead inside, an apparent suicide. Learning of her death, Morse thinks of what might have been if he'd only visited days or even minutes earlier and if he had explored the house further. Instead, he offers uncanny insights to Bell and Constable Walters into the case based on his observations as a visitor.
Morse is dreadfully disheartened over Anne Scott's suicide and part of his intuition won't accept it. Canvassing the neighbours proves nothing to the police although it dredges up some odd characters and habits. To Constable Walters, Morse and his insights are more of a mystery than the woman's death. Morse's arrogance and eccentricities are legendary amongst other coppers, but Walters has never encountered him before. Bell and Walters--with some hints from Morse--find that the local handyman had a key to Miss Scott's, that she tutored students in German, that she had attended bridge club occasionally, and that she had previously worked for a small publishing firm run by a pair of brothers.
Meanwhile there are always a number of 'meanwhiles' in the Morse mysteries of Colin Dexter , a blackmailer is trying to extort one of the publishing brothers and two teenagers are hospitalized with drug overdoses, a type of crime becoming much too common in Oxford. Walters continues diligently pursuing the case but keeps tripping over Morse who is investigating on his own. All the story needs to pull these disparate pieces together is for Morse to be in charge of the case.
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The Assistant Chief Commissioner recognizes that the case needs superior deductive skills; Bell receives a sideways promotion, Walters has family matters requiring his attention, and Morse inherits the case along with his own secret weapon, Sergeant Lewis, whose common sense and straightforward plodding is the perfect compliment--as always--to Morse's intuition. Morse is awarded the case just in time for the second death--this time it is certainly a murder. With the case now fully under his control, the details are failing to fall into place.
The likely suspects have convincing alibis, but the alibis keep shifting. The two sets of brothers--the teenagers and the publishers--have secret lives and shifting excuses. And the women comprising the bridge club as well as the wife of one of the publishing brothers are somehow keys to the death of Anne Scott and the murder that followed. The murder victim has a curious trail of income, and Miss Scott's library of literary classics is crucial to understanding her character and motivation.
Morse and Lewis follow the money, and Morse digs into his own history as a student of 'greats' that is, classical Latin and Greek language, philosophy, and writing to develop a theory regarding Miss Scott's motivation. Finally, the adoption of a baby by another couple provides the missing link in the suicide and the murder. Morse and Lewis solve the case again; but this is the only certainty the reader has when beginning a Colin Dexter masterpiece. Whilst that word may sound excessive, Dexter is a master of literary suspense, complex plots, and delightful character development.
Not only is Morse aggravatingly fascinating and Lewis a contrasting delight, but many of the lesser characters are developed to such extreme in so few words that they also linger in the memory long after the story ends. The streets of Jericho give a very different picture of Oxford, but Dexter's Oxford is always a prime character in the Morse mysteries. This story, like all the others, is a savory treat. Sep 06, Poornima rated it really liked it Shelves: Anne Scott is found dead in Canal Street, Jericho. Morse having met Anne at a party, after lot of deliberation Morse decides to drop in on her — but walked into an apparently empty house.
There is more tragedy at Canal Street with drugs and more death. Did Anne really commit suicide? What is happening with the Murdoch boys? Morse is handed the case and he has Lewis to assist him — to get to the bottom of it all. I have been reading the series in order and this book was an easy read again.
Morse is more mature than in the previous books, more dignified but just as grumpy. Lewis is still the stable head among the two. There was more of bonding between them and was good to see Morse admit his need for Lewis! As usual, there are red herrings in the plot and you can anticipate some twists, though not exactly what uncover the entire plot. Nov 27, Charlotte Buried in Books rated it liked it Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.
To view it, click here. Again, I'm amazed at what quick reads these books are, once again the voices reverberating around my head are those of John Thaw and Kevin Whately. Unlike other series I'm not bored of reading these books virtually back to back.
Because there's always so much going on, even when it seems like nothing is happening, it all suddenly comes together. No so much time was spent setting up the initial crime, as it was in previous books and Morse is involved from page one. As the initial crime involves a w Again, I'm amazed at what quick reads these books are, once again the voices reverberating around my head are those of John Thaw and Kevin Whately.
As the initial crime involves a women he met a party, a woman who could have been so much more to Morse, if he'd just taken the time. Months later, when he does take the time to drop in on the women he finds the front door unlocked and the house apparently empty - he doesn't know that she is hanging in the kitchen And so begins the sorry tale of Ann Scott, in love with a married man who can't keep his hands off other women , Charles Richards, his wife Celia and his brother Conrad.
A tale of murder, blackmail and desperation. One thing that still doesn't make any sense to me is Michael Murphy, why he tried to blind himself? Was it just a side effect of the drugs he'd taken? View all 3 comments. Nov 03, jennifer rated it liked it. Inspector Morse meets an attractive woman at a party and his hopes are raised, but he quickly figures out that the woman is unavailable and so lets it go.
A few months later he learns of her suicide and takes over the investigation, as he still wonders what might have been with this woman. Morse and Sergeant Lewis find that her death was far from a typical suicide and that her copy of Oedipus was very important to her. This was my first Inspector Morse and I like him. He's a grumpy, snapping alco Inspector Morse meets an attractive woman at a party and his hopes are raised, but he quickly figures out that the woman is unavailable and so lets it go.
He's a grumpy, snapping alcoholic who basically hates himself but he's very likable to the reader. This would have been quite the mystery to me if I hadn't seen the episode of this book from the t. Still, enjoyable and I'll read more. Aug 18, Margaret added it Shelves: I really enjoyed reading this.
I loved it when he likened solving the mystery to doing a "paint-by-numbers" - you can't really see the big picture until some of the details are filled in. I didn't guess the twist at the end of the book, so it was a nice surprise. A well-written mystery - I had onl I really enjoyed reading this. British sense of humour. In ogni pagina anche brava la traduttrice. Questo vecchio signore nato nel gioca con noi ed un po' ci prende in giro. Una cosa sola da dire dei suoi polizieschi: Jul 01, Bev Taylor rated it really liked it. Feb 17, Susan rated it it was amazing.
Book 5 reads like a crossword puzzle with multiple clues across, down and dead ending. But since this is Inspector Morris' favorite pass time, he is collecting the smallest of details while he ignores the obvious clues in the death of Anne Scott, unless he discovered the evidence himself.
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Thankfully Sergeant Lewis remains calm, steady and sober even when Morris gets frustrated, angry, and curmudgeonly over his impatience of not solving the crime fast enough. However, Morris knows himself and i Book 5 reads like a crossword puzzle with multiple clues across, down and dead ending. However, Morris knows himself and is aware that some of his best thinking is over a couple of pints of bitters with Lewis.
This is where the "almost mythical methodology" takes place in Morris' brain. His pint, Lewis, vast knowledge of classical literature begin to unwind, weave, interplay from past to present that the most insignificant clue becomes clear as the guilty in this case now have faces.
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My epigraph for this summary Nov 15, Joanne rated it really liked it. A perfectly fine mystery. Mar 22, Dane Cobain rated it really liked it. In this book, Morse and Lewis get up to their usual tricks, investigating a murder in Oxford. For me, The Dead of Jericho was a little below par for a Morse novel, although it still holds up its own enough against other crime books on the market.
I read it in a couple of days, which is good — I sped through it, but the plot seemed to go in one ear and out the other, and only when Morse explained what had actually happened at the end of the book was I able to totally understand the story line. Sep 23, Rob Smith rated it really liked it Shelves: This is the third in the Inspector Morse series I've read and continue to like the series more and more.
It was just a couple of months ago that I happened to come across most of the Morse series at a used book store and took a gamble and picked them up. I'm so glad I did. This one has the many layers that the other books do of what seems like a simple story. As Inspector Morse gets on the trail, and soon to be many trails, to solve the mystery he finds deadends, misdirections and so much more th This is the third in the Inspector Morse series I've read and continue to like the series more and more.
As Inspector Morse gets on the trail, and soon to be many trails, to solve the mystery he finds deadends, misdirections and so much more that makes this book so much fun. Really like how Morse and all make mistakes. It's all also so well written. Author Colin Dexter lays out the story that leaves the reader hanging on from chapter to chapter. At times, it seemed the book was wrapping up and I was disappointed. The deadends and the like are far better than explosions and mass gun fire found in so many other books.
I recommend this book. I confess, the title of The Dead of Jericho is what lures me back to this favourite Colin Dexter novel. Of course, it is a murder mystery, but the Morse books are never primarily about the plot. Jericho , in the book, is an older Oxford neighbourhood of row houses slightly off the main thoroughfare and now home to a mix of elderly, working poor, and artsy young.
To respectable people like Chief Inspector Morse, Jericho is apparently a place where they can be anonymous; not exactly slumming, but ce I confess, the title of The Dead of Jericho is what lures me back to this favourite Colin Dexter novel. To respectable people like Chief Inspector Morse, Jericho is apparently a place where they can be anonymous; not exactly slumming, but certainly private.
It is from this fertile soil that the story grows. The quotation below the prologue sums it up.
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And I wonder how they should have been together. I love Morse, as bull headed and antagonistic, as he is, there is just something about him that I really enjoy in these books. The Jericho in the title refers to an area of Oxford, in which the murder s takes place. Morse finds himself somewhat personally involved with this murder investigation because he knew the victim and had in fact been recently to the house.
Morse walks a delicate line trying to solve the case without implicating himself. Another good outing in the Morse series, which is on my shortlist of series to finish this year. I really liked the development of the relationship between Morse and Lewis in this book. There were already a few paragraphs in the earlier books but it was never that much. Here we finally get a bit more.
A lot of it is shouting at the other Morse or secretly wishing the other in hell Lewis but there are also some really touching scenes where they in private acknowledge that they do like and care about each other. Apart from that the puzzle was again amazing.
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You always get me with classi I really liked the development of the relationship between Morse and Lewis in this book. You always get me with classical allusions and this boks uses motifs from Oedipus in a brilliant way and generally has as much red herrings as you'd expect from Dexter. Sep 30, Ruthiella rated it liked it. Oversexed and perennially unlucky in love, Inspector Morse meets a woman who actually and surprisingly to me wants to sleep with him…and he lets her slip through his fingers. As usual, Morse, tries out a variety of hypotheses that fit some of the known facts until he finally lands on the right combination and solves the case.
As always, the dogged and ref Oversexed and perennially unlucky in love, Inspector Morse meets a woman who actually and surprisingly to me wants to sleep with him…and he lets her slip through his fingers. As always, the dogged and refreshingly happily married Sergeant Lewis is at his side. Morse is still capable of being obstinately wrong, but he is quicker to explore other possibilities and to recognize Lewis's worth. As for the plot, although it contained plenty of twists, it never seemed convoluted or obscure the way the plot of the previous book, Service of All the Dead , did.
Dexter has hit his stride and I look forward to reading the next book. May 20, Lyn Elliott rated it liked it Shelves: The tropes that make a character like Morse familiar in a television series forcing Lewis to pay for rounds of drinks, drinking itself, failure to pick up on potential relationships feel tired in this, only the fifth in the series of Dexter's Morse novels. And the missed opportunities are pointed out so often that you can only wonder how Morse manages to retain his reputation for brilliance, especially given his diet of beer and whisky. Two and a half stars, rounded up to three.
Dec 06, Vanessa rated it it was amazing. The mood of this is melancholy. Morse leads a life of missed opportunities, as does Ann Scott, the first to die in this novel. But Dexter doesn't wallow in pity. He writes about Scott with compassion, and about Morse in the tolerant way men talk about their lifelong friends. It's clever and rich with many strands of plot. Another love interest for Chief Inspector Morse which leads him into a case being investigated by the City Police. It moves along well with some interesting descriptive details of Oxford.
Inevitably there is a Morse theory that leads them off track. Murder, blackmail and womanising makes a good murder mystery. Is the Oedipus relevant? Jun 03, Hank rated it really liked it Shelves: There are no discussion topics on this book yet. He started writing mysteries in during a family holiday: It was a Saturday and it was raining - it's not unknown for it to rain in North Wales. The children were moaning I was sitting at the kitchen table with nothing else to do, a Norman Colin Dexter was an English crime writer, known for his Inspector Morse novels.
I was sitting at the kitchen table with nothing else to do, and I wrote the first few paragraphs of a potential detective novel. Dexter's plots are notable for his use of false leads and other red herrings. The success of the 33 episodes of the TV series Inspector Morse, produced between and , brought further acclaim for Dexter. In the manner of Alfred Hitchcock, he also makes a cameo appearance in almost all episodes. As with Morse, Dexter makes a cameo appearance in several episodes. Dexter suggested the English poet A.
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