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The Way Through the Woods
by Colin Dexter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1992. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6.5". None. A first edition of the tenth novel in the Inspector Morse Series. Found in the price clipped dust wrapper. A first edition of the tenth novel in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series. Found in the price clipped dust wrapper. After receiving an anonymous riddle, Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis reopen the case of a Swedish woman who went missing a year before. The Crime Writer's Association of the UK awarded the novel a Gold Dagger, and the novel was adapted for television in a television series aired in 1995. In the publisher's original green cloth binding, found in the price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with just some light bumping to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Near Fine
Synopsis
The Way Through the Woods is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the tenth novel in the Inspector Morse series. The novel received Gold Dagger Award in 1992.
Reviews
On Mar 5 2015, The Old Library Bookshop said:
Midway through this book, I nearly called it quits because I remembered who dunnit. It finally dawned on me that I had seen this Inspector Morse mystery--probably two or three times--on my local PBS channel. But although I knew the who, I couldn't exactly recall the why or how, so on I plowed. I had originally picked up this book to see if Dexter's portrait of Morse and his junior partner Lewis squared with the characters as portrayed by John Thaw and Kevin Whateley. I was not disappointed. It was like a reunion with old friends as I followed Morse from a fortnight's vacation through a thoughtful assessment of the clues regarding a beautiful Swedish girl who had gone missing in the Oxford area the previous year. I found myself marveling at Dexter's ability to provide both subtle clues to the solving of the mystery alongside clever red herrings. I realized, too, what a skillful job Thaw and Whateley had done in faithful recreating the solitary, beer swilling, crossword genius Morse and his sweet-natured, Morse-respecting sidekick Lewis, as well as familiar minor characters such as Morse’s boss, Strange, and the pathologist, Dr. Laura Hobson.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 858N8
- Title
- The Way Through the Woods
- Author
- Colin Dexter
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 9.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- The Way Through the Woods Colin Dexter Inspector Morse Dust Wrapper Colin Dexter Detective Fiction
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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