Service of All the Dead [Mass Market Paperback]

Colin Dexter (Author)

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• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan (2001)
• ASIN: B000T67OJ0
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting and spell binding, March 22, 1997

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This review is from: Service of All the Dead (Mass Market Paperback)

Just when you think you know how your mind works, Colin Dexter, through Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis, unravels a tale that puts you back to square one. In the Service for All Dead Morse walks the dark pathways of the mind. He almost backs into the lives of seven people entwined with St. Frideswide's parish in Oxford. With a keen understanding of human nature, much akin to that of Reinhold Niebuhr, he begins to untangle a series of crimes that began two years before. With a chain of deductions and intuition Morse takes you to a breathless and satisfying conclusion to five and perhaps six murders. Definitely one of Dexter's finest tales of murder and detection

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A twist within a turn !, June 21, 1998

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This review is from: Service of All the Dead (Mass Market Paperback)

The woman who scrubs the floors at St Fridesworth provides the central character in a plot which requires Cheif Inspector Morse to examine relationships within relationships to effect a solution.

An excellent read... Among Colin Dexter's best !

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oldie but goody, July 6, 2007

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This review is from: Service of All the Dead (Mass Market Paperback)

Came across the audio version at the library and listened in the car. It was fun hearing Kevin Whately, the narrator, competently do his own Sgt. Lewis and Inspector Morse. Service/Dead is a complicated mystery, one that highlights the likelihood that some crimes require more than basic investigative skills. Morse's intuition is what makes him an intriguing detective, though sometimes his irascibility is hard to take. If only he'd show some appreciation to Lewis, a dedicated cop if ever there was one, though one lacking Morse's innate talents. This is one of Dexter's more complicated cases, but step by step the solution becomes clear He is certainly a skilled writer, more literate than most in the genre. Always satisfying.