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Violence
Some
A murder investigation; Morse's failing health is a central element of the novel
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content — the original crime involves affairs
Substance Use
Some
Morse's drinking has worsened as his health has declined
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The weight of a detective at the end of his life still drawn to the work; Lewis carrying the investigation alone for the first time
What this book is about
A nurse was murdered a year ago in a small Oxfordshire village; the case was never solved. When new evidence emerges, Sergeant Lewis pursues it — with Morse providing intermittent guidance from a distance, increasingly ill. Colin Dexter's thirteenth and final Morse novel is the series' farewell to its central character, handled with restraint and genuine feeling. The mystery itself is well constructed, but the novel is ultimately an elegy — for Morse, for the partnership, and for the particular kind of police fiction that Dexter made his own.
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thirteenth and final Inspector Morse novel; Morse's farewell
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