Inspector Morse book 8 · 1989
The Wench Is Dead
Morse, in hospital with a bleeding ulcer, reads an old account of the murder of Joanna Franks on the Oxford Canal in 1859, and becomes convinced the wrong men were hanged.
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Book facts
- Author
- Colin Dexter
- Series
- Inspector Morse, book 8 of 13
- Published
- 1989
- Setting
- Set in Oxford
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
The Wench Is Dead on screen
- Inspector Morse (1987–2000, series, ITV). John Thaw and Kevin Whately star as the opera-loving, crossword-solving Oxford detective and his patient sergeant, in one of British television’s most loved crime series.
Who is in The Wench Is Dead
4 recurring or key characters from Colin Dexter’s chart.
Lead 1
- Inspector MorseChief Inspector, Thames Valley PoliceSolves a Victorian case from a hospital bed
Major 1
- Sergeant LewisMorse’s loyal sergeant
Minor and cameo 2
- MaxPolice pathologist
- Chief Superintendent StrangeMorse’s superior
Also featuring these characters
Other Colin Dexter books that share the most characters with The Wench Is Dead.
- The Riddle of the Third Mile1983 · Inspector Morse · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Way Through the Woods1992 · Inspector Morse · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Dead of Jericho1981 · Inspector Morse · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Daughters of Cain1994 · Inspector Morse · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon