Dexter Colin Boeken

Een inspecteur van politie staat voor raadsels wanneer een Amerikaanse toeriste dood in haar kamer wordt gevonden en er een antiek kleinood is verdwenen.

Het enige wat Inspecteur Morse van de aantrekkelijke Anne Scott weet is haar adres. Een half jaar na hun eerste ontmoeting gaat hij in een opwelling, naar haar huis in de wijk Jericho. Hoewel er 'licht brandt en de voordeur niet op slot is, blijkt er niemand thuis te zijn. Diezelfde dag keert Morse terug, nu echter als politieman om een zelfmoord te onderzoeken.

De beroemde inspecteur Morse wordt geconfronteerd met enkele raadselachtige gebeurtenissen en gaat op zoek naar het verbindend element.

Over 13 novels and a popular television series later, Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse stands alongside iconic detectives like Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Morse, known for his sharp intelligence in crime and crosswords, is portrayed as a flawed and uncertain man beneath his bravado. In this final story, Morse's humanity is revealed through the gradual disclosure of secrets that often surprise the reader. The narrative begins a year after Yvonne Hamilton's murder in her home, where initial investigations by the Thames Valley Police led to dead ends. While Morse is on furlough, two anonymous calls to Chief Superintendent Strange suggest a new lead, prompting Strange to request Morse's involvement. However, Morse hesitates to engage in what appears to be a typical case. When he eventually reopens the investigation, his unconventional methods raise concerns for Sergeant Lewis, who suspects a personal connection between Morse and the victim. As readers ponder the implications for Morse's career, they witness Dexter's unique ability to blend high art with the harsh realities of crime. The Remorseful Day serves as a poignant farewell, concluding a series that artfully balances entertainment with deeper insights, leaving a lasting legacy.

Moord en zelfmoord onder de gelovigen in een rustige wijk van Oxford stellen inspecteur Morse en brigadier Lewis aanvankelijk voor een raadsel, waarin een oude kerk een lugubere hoofdrol speelt.

Inspecteur Morse onderzoekt de moord op de "master" van Lonsdale College in Oxford.

"[MORSE IS] THE MOST PRICKLY, CONCEITED, AND GENUINELY BRILLIANT DETECTIVE SINCE HERCULE POIROT." --The New York Times Book Review This time Inspector Morse brings the imposition on himself. He could have been vacationing in Greece instead of investigating a murder that the police have long since written off. But he finds the crime--the brutal killing of a suburban churchwarden--fascinating. In fact, he uncovers not one murder but two, for the fatal fall of St. Frideswides vicar from the church tower Morse reckons to be murder as well. And as he digs into the lives and unsanctified lusts of the late vicar's erring flock, the list of the dead grows longer. Not even the oddly appealing woman he finds scrubbing the church floor can compensate Morse for the trouble he's let himself in for. So he has another pint, follows his hunches, and sets out to untangle the deadly business of homicide. . . . "A BRILLIANTLY PLOTTED DETECTIVE STORY." --Evening Standard (London) "WILY. . . ELEGANT." --Observer (London)

This anthology features three Inspector Morse novels. In "The Way Through the Woods", a young tourist disappears in North Oxford. In "The Daughters of Cain", Morse takes over an unsolved murder. "Death Is Now My Neighbour" sees Morse on the trail of a killer.

The front page picture of the book is slightly different, but the contents remain the same.