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THE JEWEL THAT WAS OURS: An Inspector Morse Novel. [Import] [Hardcover]

Colin. Dexter (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Macmillan; First Edition edition (1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0333559118
  • ISBN-13: 978-0333559116
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,245,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspector Morse to the Rescue, January 22, 2008
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In this traditional British mystery a group of elderly American tourists are on a bus tour in Oxford. It turns out that the travelers have more than their share of secrets. When an accidental death and a murder occur, Inspector Morse suspects that events in the pasts of some of these tourists and their guides are playing a part in present events. (We don't learn Morse's first name until the final book in this fine series.)
Dexter's books have a sly, malicious sense of humor and much is said in a tongue in cheek fashion. Morse is a lot of fun for the reader. He's not a happy man, but he is a bright bachelor able to bounce back from adversity as long as he has his booze, his crossword puzzles, his classical music, and an infrequent roll in the hay. He is not willing to take any blame for swallowing all those red herrings put out for him and the reader.
The final unraveling of the plot is very complicated, defies common sense and is more ingenious than credible and leaves you wondering if you haven't been taken for a bus ride yourself.
As in the classic British mystery this book even has all the suspects gathered together in a meeting with the police inspector ticking off the facts of the case and pointing to the murderer. Readers will learn the title has two meanings. Inspector Morse is a brilliant detective whose bursts of insight sometimes send his investigations off in the wrong direction and sometimes lead to the arrests of innocents. Exculpatory evidence often turns up to prove that he's been too hasty. For these errors he is unapologetic and good at ignoring his mistakes. Sergeant Lewis in this Colin Dexter outing fawns over his boss a great deal and is all to ready to overlook his superior's miscues.
The book provides an interesting overview of Oxford and some of its oddities. With this mystery in hand, just hop aboard the bus, have fun, and go along for the ride. You'll have fun as long as you don't object to a supposedly logical man's logic going off track at times.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Jewel of A Mystery !, July 9, 1998
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Inspector Morse occupies the bar of the Randolph Hotel while he investigates the titillating Shelia Williams and the odd disappearance of a priceless jewel. The jewels owner's heart attack leads to complications, complicity, murder, and an enormously entertaining run through a list of American tourist suspects. A superb plot, well written, well executed. An excellent read.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A great read.A few good twists., October 27, 1999
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Emma-Mary D Hawk (Orlando USA. Recently of Oxford, GB.) - See all my reviews
Although I figured out why the murder was committed and by whom, I didn't work out how until the end of the book. As usual Morse was knocking back the beer, flirting in his subtle way and actually got a "little"!!! bit friendly with a suspect. A good read.
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The red-seal Brut Imperial Moet & Chandon stood empty on the top of the bedside table to her left; empty like the champagne glass next to it, and like the champagne glass on the table at the other side of the bed. Read the first page
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Sheila Williams, Eddie Stratton, Cedric Downes, Theodore Kemp, Shirley Brown, Wolvercote Tongue, Sergeant Lewis, John Ashenden, Laura Stratton, Phil Aldrich, North Oxford, Janet Roscoe, Howard Brown, Banbury Road, Chief Inspector Morse, Marion Kemp, John's Suite, Lonsdale Road, Lucy Downes, Parson's Pleasure, Chapters Bar, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Sergeant Dixon, Water Eaton Road
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