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The Wench Is Dead is a historical crime novel by Colin Dexter, the eighth novel in the Inspector Morse series. The novel received the Gold Dagger Award in 1989.
- Colin Dexter
- 1989
An episode of the British crime drama series Inspector Morse, starring John Thaw as the titular detective. Morse investigates a 140-year-old murder case while in hospital, with the help of a young constable.
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The Wench is Dead is episode four of the specials of Inspector Morse. Morse and Strange attend an exhibit entitled "Criminal Oxford", but during a lecture by Dr. Millicent Van Buren, a visiting professor from Boston University, Morse starts to feel ill, and is later found by Strange collapsed on...
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Jul 14, 2023 · Morse and Strange attend an exhibit entitled "Criminal Oxford", but during a lecture by Dr. Millicent Van Buren, a visiting professor from Boston University, Morse starts to feel ill, and is later found by Strange collapsed on the lavatory floor.
- July 14, 2023
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Jan 1, 2001 · The Wench is Dead. Colin Dexter. 3.92. 4,609 ratings276 reviews. Inspector Morse, recovering from an ulcer in Oxford's Radcliffe Hospital, comes across an old book recounting a sensational murder case that took place in Oxford 100 years earlier.
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- 1989
- Colin Dexter
- Paperback
Morse investigates a 140-year-old murder case in the hospital while recovering from a bleeding ulcer. He uncovers a fraud and a cover-up involving the victim's husband and the boatmen.
Sep 4, 2008 · The Wench is Dead is the eighth novel in Colin Dexter's Oxford-set detective series featuring Inspector Morse. That night he dreamed in Technicolor. He saw the ochre-skinned, scantily clad siren in her black, arrowed stockings.
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- Colin Dexter
