Death Is Now My Neighbor: An Inspector Morse Novel

Dexter, Colin

ISBN 10: 0679458190 ISBN 13: 9780679458197

Publisher: Random House, 1997

Synopsis

With the Master of Lonsdale retiring, two senior dons are furiously vying for his position, a competition that Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis soon discover may be linked to the shooting of a young woman in her North Oxford home. Simultaneous.

About this title

About the Author

Kevin Whately stars as Detective Sergeant Lewis in the Inspector Morse television series. His film work includes The English Patient.

From the Inside Flap

Now My Neighbor, Colin Dexter confirms his status as one of the finest living crime writers with a baffling mystery that is also a study of the academic and sexual jealousy behind the facade of an Oxford college.

The peaceful quadrangle of Lonsdale College seems remote from the shocks of the outside world. But things at Lonsdale are not as tranquil as they appear. The Master of the college is retiring, and two senior dons are vying discreetly but furiously to succeed him. There are only two people to whom the coveted appointment means more -- their wives.

Chief Inspector Morse, investigating the murder of a young woman in North Oxford, follows a trail that leads first to a tabloid journalist, then to the strip clubs of Soho. It soon winds back, however, to the university. For Morse and his partner, Sergeant Lewis, the question becomes: Is the Mastership of Lonsdale worth killing for?

Dexter beguiles us with sly wit as he continues to develop his portrayal of Mors

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679458190
• ISBN 13: 9780679458197
• Binding: Audio Cassette