Loved it..

The tone, the atmosphere, the pace.. Brilliant! Looking forward to the next one in the series!

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yet another winner

the combination of the excellent writing of Colin Dexter and the superb voice of Samuel West the perfect balance has been reached. Would highly recommend

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Superb. Story, plot, characters...everything

This is a superb story, with great character development and an introduction to Morse that makes you want more... great plot too

Samuel West is excellent and such a beautiful voice to make Morse and Lewis real

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Thank goodness the world has progressed, in the UK at least…

As a man, in my sixties, living in 2024, I am relieved, now the book is finished, to escape from the cramped narrowness and crippling arrogance and sexism of the male mind exemplified in this book.
Unfair, I know, it is a book of its time and the fun to be had, unravelling the clues and following the logic of the sanctimonious inspector through all the twists and turns, is there, but the casual sexism, classism, judgementalism and assumed authority purely by right of being male is, years on from the time of its writing, shocking. To say nothing of the attitudes towards children, likely traumatised but treated as creatures to be kept in the dark, ushered away and held and at a distance.
I enjoyed the performance but hated the experience. I thought I might try Morse, as I am nearly up to date with Ian Rankin’s Rebus series, but I won’t be venturing further into the, thankfully almost extinct, mindset of the middle class, mid twentieth century heterosexual world portrayed here. My toes will take time to uncurl… but, I do understand that, as the saying is rumoured to go; for those that like this sort of thing this is the sort of thing they like. Not me though.

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Excellent

First experience of Morse on Audible. Brilliant story and first class narration. Thoroughly enjoyable and recommended.

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Not aged well

I am a great admirer of Samuel West as narrator, and of the TV Morse. But the book itself hasn't aged well. Morse comes across as a priapic dinosaur, nor redeemed by any indication that his views are not those of the author. I will try another, but will probably go back to watching Morse rather than reading/listening to the books.

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Perfect narration

Hurrah! At last narrator who reads intelligently and doesn’t put on silly voices for different characters

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Great plot with twists and turns

Enjoyed my 1st morse book looking forward to all the rest in the series have already purchased the next one 👍

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Another Colin Dexter thriller

So enjoy teading colin Dexter novel and this book did not disappoint
It was read so well as well.
I would recommend it to anyone who likes a detective story.

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Beautifully read

At last I’ve found a series I can listen to. Sam West is a tremendous reader and makes listening a delight.
Whilst Colin Dexter’s writing hasn’t aged well societally, the plot twists stand the test of time.
As a Morse, Lewis and especially Endeavour fan, I relished listening and visualising the story. Reserved for night time, episodes segued in to the day so I’m now already into the second book. This is going to get expensive!

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