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Service of All the Dead

By: Colin Dexter
Narrated by: Samuel West
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Service of All the Dead is the fourth novel in Colin Dexter's Oxford-set detective series.

The sweet countenance of Reason greeted Morse serenely when he woke, and told him that it would be no bad idea to have a quiet look at the problem itself before galloping off to a solution.

Chief Inspector Morse was alone among the congregation in suspecting continued unrest in the quiet parish of St Frideswide's.

Most people could still remember the churchwarden's murder. A few could still recall the murderer's suicide. Now even the police had closed the case.

Until a chance meeting among the tombstones reveals startling new evidence of a conspiracy to deceive . . .

Service of All the Dead is followed by the fifth Inspector Morse book, The Dead of Jericho.

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I love the Morse books, it's good to listen to the whole and then dip in again to understand fully

Addicted to Morse

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As a crime story it is well written with an interesting plot and well defined characters. The plot is complex and there are devices such as the bemused side kick Lewis , to ask questions about he bits the listener may have missed.
Attitudes towards women grate on the C21 ear.
Excellent performance by Samuel West.

Enjoyable novel of its time

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So well written and beautifully plotted. Some VERY old attitudes to women and gay men, BUT it’s of it’s time and if you bear in mind it was written in the 1970, it should not distract too much from the great story, and performance.

Fantastic plot - beware old attitudes to women and gay people

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Very satisfying listen. Sadly they are not written like that anymore. Morse, Miss Marple, Frost. Great stories.

The story and characters.

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Sometimes it is. Morse, as usual, looks for the complex solution first. Is it right?

Why is it never straight forwards?

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