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The Secret of Annexe 3

The Seventh Case in the Classic Inspector Morse Series

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The Secret of Annexe 3

By: Colin Dexter
Narrated by: Samuel West
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The Secret of Annexe 3 is the seventh novel in Colin Dexter's Oxford-set detective series.

Morse sought to hide his disappointment. So many people in the Haworth Hotel that fateful evening had been wearing some sort of disguise – a change of dress, a change of make-up, a change of partner, a change of attitude, a change of life almost; and the man who had died had been the most consummate artist of them all . . .

Chief Inspector Morse seldom allowed himself to be caught up in New Year celebrations. So the murder inquiry in the festive hotel had a certain appeal.

It was a crime worthy of the season.

The corpse was still in fancy dress. And hardly a single guest at the Haworth had registered under a genuine name . . .

The Secret of Annexe 3 is followed by the eighth Inspector Morse book, The Wench is Dead.

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All of it . This is ridiculous because to explain would give it away so so so so

Clever, as usual

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keeps you guessing throughout. excellent reader too. Will definitely listen to more Dexter and read by West

Great mastery by Dexter

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It’s a pity that with an author that was as pedantic as Colin Dexter , who , was so consumed with the English language , managed to get stuck with a narrator who continually mispronounced the word suppose, it is not spelled sposed and should not be pronounced as such .

Pity .

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A gentle and soothing crime novel that involved me throughout. I was not familiar with this particular Morse book, and it was a great discovery. Thank you, Audible.

Great narration & story

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I really enjoyed this story. The narrator's voice is impeccable and as I listen I have visions of John Thaw and Kevin Whately. I love the timeliness of Morse. It feels a very realistic relationship between two old colleagues. For me the story was easy to follow.

The narrator's voice is impeccable

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