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| Book Number | B0014420 |
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| Title | The Wench is Dead |
| Author(s) | Author: Dexter, Colin [Norman] Dust Jacket Design By: Cook, Matthew Colin [Norman] Dexter (1930-)—English crime writer, known for his Inspector Morse novels. He started writing after being forced by to retire from teaching by the onset of deafness, producing the first Morse Novel Last Bus to Woodstock in 1975 and the last The Remorseful Day in 1999. The Crime Writers' Association awarded him Silver Daggers for Service of All the Dead in 1979 and The Dead of Jericho in 1981 and Gold Daggers for The Wench is Dead in 1989 and The Way Through the Woods in 1992 as well as a Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement in 1997. The books were adapted for television, with 33 episodes produced between 1987 and 2001 |
| Edition and Format | First Edition, [First Printing] —Book edition identified by: Publisher's stated imprint information. Dust jacket edition identified by: Priced £11.95 on the front flap and four press reviews on the lower panel. [References: Detective Fiction: A Collectors Guide by John Cooper, page 112 to 113] Hardcover, Octavo 221 mm (8 3/4 inches) by 145 mm (5 3/4 inches). [viii] and 200 printed pages in publisher's original brown cloth with gilt lettering and publisher's logo on the spine, in dust jacket. ISBN 0333517873 [9780333517871] |
| Publisher(s) | MacMillan and Co. Limited, London, 1989 Macmillan and Co. Limited—(Founded in 1843) A British publisher founded by Daniel and Alexander Macmillan, two brothers from the Isle of Arran which has published works for Charles Kingsley, Thomas Hughes, Francis Turner Palgrave, Christina Rossetti, Matthew Arnold, Lewis Carroll, Alfred Tennyson, Thomas Hardy and Rudyard Kipling. [McBride page 65] [Zempel and Verkler page 269] . |
| Series | Inspector Morse Series Number Eight Inspector Morse Series—A series of Detective novels featuring Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse and Robbie Lewis who are in the CID of Thames Valley Police. The books are notable for their false leads, red herrings and numerous and ingenious plot twists: Last Bus to Woodstock, Last Seen Wearing, The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn, Service of All the Dead, The Dead of Jericho, The Riddle of the Third Mile, The Secret of Annexe 3, The Wench is Dead, The Jewel That Was Ours, The Way Through the Woods, The Daughters of Cain, Death is Now My Neighbour and The Remorseful Day. 33 television episodes staring John Thaw were also produced by Central Independent Television from 1987–2000. The series contains 13 books. The first book was originally published in 1975 and the last book was originally published in 1999 |
| Content | Content The eighth Inspector Morse Novel and the first one published after the first televised series. Lewis becomes from the North-East and the Lancia turns into a Jaguar!. While Morse is in Hospital he investigates an old murder case … Received the Gold Dagger Award from the Crime Writer's Association in 1989. |
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