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The Wench Is Dead by Colin Dexter · Booklabria

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The Wench Is Dead

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First published: 1989
Editions: 28 in 3 languages

Synopsis

In 1856 the body of Joanna Franks was found at Duke's Cut on the Oxford canal. In 1989 Inspector Morse is taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital with a perforated ulcer. As Morse begins his recovery he comes across an account of the investigation of Joanna's death and subsequent murder trial.

Subjects: History
Mystery
Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural
Mystery & Detective, Traditional
England
Murder
Set in: England
Oxford
Characters: Inspector Morse

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28 in 3 languages

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English24 French1 German1

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