The Riddle of the Third Mile

Dexter, Colin

ISBN 10: 031268228X / ISBN 13: 9780312682286

Published by St Martins Pr, 1984

About this Item

This hardcover book is Fine, being square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. The dustjacket is As New. Original Price is intact. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. Signed by the Author on the title page without inscription.

Seller Inventory # 006169

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Riddle of the Third Mile
• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031268228X
• ISBN 13: 9780312682286
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First American Edition
• Condition: Collectible; Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition

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Synopsis

Inspector Morse of Oxford investigates a case involving a mysterious disappearance, an unidentified corpse, and murder

From the Inside Flap

"[Morse is] the most prickly, conceited, and genuinely brilliant detective since Hercule Poirot."
--The New York Times Book Review
Inspector Morse isn't sure what to make of the truncated body found dumped in the Oxford Canal, but he suspects it may be all that's left of an elderly Oxford don last seen boarding the London train several days before. Whatever the truth, the inspector knows it won't be simple--it never is. As he retraces Professor Browne-Smith's route through a London netherworld of topless bars and fancy bordellos, his forebodings are fulfilled. The evidence mounts; so do the bodies. So Morse downs another pint, unleashes his pit bull instincts, and solves a mystery that defies all logic.
"[Dexter] is a magician with character, story construction, and the English language. . . . Colin Dexter and Morse are treasures of the genre."
--Mystery News
"It is a delight to watch this brilliant, quirky man deduce."
--Minneapolis Star & Tribune