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Violence
Some
A year-old disappearance and the investigation of where the body is; some violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Some sexual content — the investigation involves relationships that were being concealed
Substance Use
Some
Morse drinks heavily; pub scenes are central
Emotional Intensity
Some
The specific atmosphere of Wytham Woods as a place where things are hidden; Morse's melancholy about a case that was allowed to go cold
What this book is about
A Swedish student disappeared a year ago while walking through Wytham Woods near Oxford. The case was never solved. When a mysterious poem appears in a national newspaper — apparently written by someone who knows where the body is — Inspector Morse is recalled from holiday to investigate. Colin Dexter's tenth Morse novel won the CWA Gold Dagger and is one of the series' most accomplished: the poem as clue, the year-old disappearance, and the wood itself as a setting that accumulates mythological resonance across the investigation.
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tenth of the Inspector Morse series; won the CWA Gold Dagger
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