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The Riddle of the Third Mile (Inspector Morse #6)
by
Colin Dexter
Inspector Morse isn't sure what to make of the truncated body found dumped in the Oxford Canal. He suspects it may be all that's left of an elderly Oxford don last seen boarding a London train days before.
Mass Market Paperback, 272 pages
Published
August 30th 1997
by Ivy Books
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It's that time of the year, Autumn, red wine, the Cheese Awards and a good Morse. I read this thinking a lot of the book sounded familiar - had I seen the TV adaptation? - while wishing it might help me follow the plot. It didn't. I'd have had more chance filling out The Times crossword in the dark. And, for once, I found the fact quite frustrating. Did it have to be so complex? I still enjoyed the style and the atmosphere conveyed, but it would have been more fun if I felt I had followed some o...more
This Morse mystery is definitely one of the weaker novels of the series; which probably explains why I hadn't heard of it before I saw it for sale at the market!
Nevertheless, I still enjoyed it. Morse is his usual grumpy self, vaguely flirting with unobtainable women, drinking too much, and griping about his health while not intending on doing anything about it.
The solution to the problem was incredibly complicated and involved threads of the story that I wouldn't have though...more
Nevertheless, I still enjoyed it. Morse is his usual grumpy self, vaguely flirting with unobtainable women, drinking too much, and griping about his health while not intending on doing anything about it.
The solution to the problem was incredibly complicated and involved threads of the story that I wouldn't have though...more
The novel was very good up to the last 30 to 40 pages. The characters were very engaging and I was keen on figuring out the mystery. Then Dexter introduces too many last minute twists and inferences. It seemed like he just wanted to end the story and pushed Morse (the detective) to a lot of assumptions.
I like Inspector Morse, but I didn't love this story. I literally still had no idea in the last few pages who it was until the reveal and I don't feel like we got to see Morse at his best. I'll probably try another one, see if it is better.
Inspector Morse is one of my all time favorite British detectives. I was very sorry to see Colin Dexter let him die and end the series. I keep hope alive, that like in the soap operas, it is all a mistake and Morse will live again.
Has to be one Colin Dexter's weakest. I love Morse, but the ending is very contrived. The first two thirds or so of the book is up to his usual standard, though, and any Morse fan will want to read it, even if they won't consider it a top notch example of the genre.
I am a big fan of the BBC series based on the Colin Dexter novels. This was a fun read and a good way to extend my enjoyment of the series. I look forward to exploring more.
Cryptic descriptions of what the chapter will contain are given at the head of each chapter, adding to the interest. Beautiful use of language and dry humor.
This one had me guessing. A good mixture of whodunnit, how'd they do it, but perhaps a little weak on the what'd they do it for front.
What can I say? It's Inspector Morse and the long suffering Lewis doing what they do best. Great stuff!
Sixth title in the Inspector Morse series set in Oxford England.
more convoluted and challenging than it appears; This series is new to me.
Not the best in the series. Inspector Morse always has a multitude of theories when working on a case - sometimes he is right but a lot of the time he is wrong. This story ends with just his theory as to what actually happened - so you are left wondering, was he right this time?
Colin Dexter is one of my favorite authors of any genre. Inspector Morse, who I first discovered through the brilliant PBS series that aired in the 1980s, is a brilliant, prickly curmudgeon with eclectic tastes and a heart of gold.
The one with the Battle of El-Alamein, Morse's first love and the dismembered corpse at Thrupp.
A convoluted tale but an interesting mystery.
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Norman Colin Dexter, OBE, (born 29 September 1930 in Stamford, Lincolnshire) is an English crime writer, known for his Inspector Morse novels.
He started writing mysteries in 1972 during a family holiday: "We were in a little guest house halfway between Caernarfon and Pwllheli. It was a Saturday and it was raining - it's not unknown for it to rain in North Wales. The children were ...more
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He started writing mysteries in 1972 during a family holiday: "We were in a little guest house halfway between Caernarfon and Pwllheli. It was a Saturday and it was raining - it's not unknown for it to rain in North Wales. The children were ...more
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