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Violence
Some
The implied fate of a missing teenage girl; mild violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content involving adult affairs is part of the investigation
Substance Use
Some
Morse's considerable beer consumption; pub scenes throughout
Emotional Intensity
Some
The specific dread of a case that was closed before it was solved; Morse's instinct that the official conclusion is wrong
What this book is about
Valerie Taylor, a fifteen-year-old schoolgirl, disappeared six months ago from a comprehensive school on the outskirts of Oxford. The case was considered closed — until an anonymous letter suggests she may still be alive. Inspector Morse investigates and finds the school and its staff full of secrets. Colin Dexter's second Morse novel establishes the pattern of the series: a puzzle with multiple credible suspects, Morse's brilliant but impulsive reasoning, and the partnership with Sergeant Lewis that grounds his flights of deduction. The teenage setting is handled with Dexter's characteristic restraint.
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second of the Inspector Morse series; involves a missing teenager
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