Death Is Now My Neighbor

Dexter, Colin

ISBN 10: 0333675703 / ISBN 13: 9780333675700

Published by Macmillan, 1996

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Mint condition.Macmillan,1996.First edition-second printing(3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) with Dj(two small nicks,crease and scratch on the Dj cover),both in mint condition.The book is new with light shelf wear on the back of the Dj cover,small nick on the edge of the pages.349pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph From Publishers Weekly: The latest Inspector Morse yarn from the redoubtable Dexter (The Way Through the Wood, etc.) might well be subtitled Morse Meets C.P. Snow, because part of the plot-about the machinations at an Oxford college to succeed the retiring Master-owes a good deal to Snow's The Masters (Morse even mentions the book in his one-uppish way). There is, however, more than academic politics to this tale involving two murders on a quiet Oxford suburban street, one of which was apparently a case of mistaken identity, and an alibi created with truly fiendish ingenuity. As usual with a Morse mystery, the Inspector's offbeat personality and his odd relationship with his earnestly lowbrow sidekick, Sergeant Lewis, provide much of the pleasure; the plot is entirely workmanlike. Here Morse, who seems to be drinking more than ever, has a nasty diabetic episode, slows down for a while, has a gratifying flirtation that actually ends up in bed and is ultimately forced to pen a touching missive to Lewis that reveals, in that stiff-upper-lip British way, a degree of affection for the man. A treat for buffs, this is also a good introduction for newcomers to an addictive detective.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Death Is Now My Neighbor
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333675703
• ISBN 13: 9780333675700
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition-second printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature & Fiction

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Synopsis

A crime novel featuring Chief Inspector Morse, in which Morse and his assistant Sergeant Lewis are called upon to investigate the murder of a young woman who was shot from close range through her kitchen window. After a visit to his doctor, Morse finds that he also has to deal with a crisis of his own.

About the Author

Colin Dexter won many awards for his novels including the CWA Gold Dagger and Silver Dagger awards. In 1997 he was presented with the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for outstanding services to crime literature. Colin's thirteenth and final Inspector Morse novel, The Remorseful Day, was published in 1999. He lived in Oxford until his death in 2017.