Inspector Morse investigates the murder of a guest at a New Year's Eve costume party and finds that all of the suspects seem to have vanished
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‘No one constructs a whodunit with more fiendish skill than Colin Dexter’ Guardian
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 . . .
'A plot of classical cunning and intricacy' Times Literary Supplement
'No one constructs a whodunit with more fiendish skill than Colin Dexter' Guardian
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Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. VG/VG. A very good copy in hardcover with light shelf wear, clean, spine cocked a bit, tightly bound, unmarked. Light rubbing to the dust jacket, clean, spine not sunned, and now protected in a clear archival sleeve. Very Good in VG or better dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 25524
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. 2nd printing. Just a hint of bumping to spine extremeties. Nice tight binding - book feels as if it has never been read. DJ has light bumping and little creases to spine extremeties. Tips of corners are lightly bumped and rubbed. Couple tiny, faint spots on DJ rear inner flap edge. ; 23A; 8.35 X 5.75 X 0.87 inches; 218 pages. Seller Inventory # 57934
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 9780312010898. Hardback. First edition as stated on copyright page. Very slight wear to corners and edges; slight browning to edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. Dustjacket with slight wear to corners and edges; $15.95 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket; Very Good condition. No Signature. Seller Inventory # 4221043
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First. First American edition of this early Inspector Morse mystery. A fine copy in bright, crisp dust jacket with a trace of wear at the very ends of the spine. Seller Inventory # NF448
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine+. 1st American Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED by Colin Dexter on a bookplate affixed to dedication page: "Greetings from Oxford, Colin Dexter". Includes laid-in a photocopy of signed thank you letter from author, dated 1988, saying bookplate was signed. $15.95 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. DJ has light edge wear at spine top and front lower fore-edge. Also includes laid-in a 1992 article on Colin Dexter by Kate Kellaway in the London Sunday Observer entitled "The Decoding of Morse". Also includes laid-in a SIGNED handwritten personalized card from actor John Shrapnel : "27 March 2010- Dear Dan, Thank you for your kind letter. And for your birthday wishes! Best to you, John". Shrapnel played Inspector Morse in the BBC radio series 'Morse'. Also laid-in is the original New York Times obituary for Dexter. Scarce copy of Inspector Morse novel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 012558
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine. 1st US. (1st US) Slightly smaller book, fine dark blue cloth, bright gilt lettering on spine, 218 lightly browned pages. DJ glossy beneath mylar with dark purple spine and front borders, color-illustration of faceless man on bicycle on front with blue background, white back with praise for Morse mysteries from New York Times Book Review, Pittsburgh Press, Washington Post and more. DJ has light surface wear to front tips and spine bottom edge, light crease at bottom back right. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book. Seller Inventory # 34888