The is the 13th and final Inspector Morse novel by Colin Dexter. Morse is feeling his age and suffering from a number of debilitating illnesses, yet is unable to stop smoking and drinking (although he does try). He is asked to take on a cold case based on some new evidence. Although he refuses to take the lead on the case, he still investigates it behind the scenes, in a way conducting a parallel investigation to Sergeant Lewis'. In the meantime, the investigation threatens to reveal the murderer, leading to two additional murders. Morse and Lewis, with some help from their boss Strange, work their way to the solutions to these crime puzzles, all the while as Morse is getting sicker and sicker. The final answers come from a letter from Morse to Lewis, with Strange providing the remaining clues. These books have gotten better and better as the series progresses. I'm sorry there won't be more of them, but I do have a final collection of short stories based on Morse to look forward to.
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