Kathryn (Kmarie) -
The case seems so simple, Inspector Morse deemed it beneath his notice. A wealthy, elderly American tourist has a heart attack in her room at Oxford's luxurious Randolph Hotel. Missing from the scene is the lady's handbag, which contained the Wolvercote Tongue, a priceless jewel that her late husband had bequeathed to the Ashmolean Museum just across the street. Morse proceeds to spend a great deal of time thinking?and drinking?in the hotel's bar, certain the solution is close at hand?until conflicting stories, suspicious doings, and a real murder convince him otherwise....
Bonnie M. (tresha) reviewed The Jewel That Was Ours (Inspector Morse, Bk 9) on + 37 more book reviews
I love the whole Inspector Morse series. This book is as unique and wonderful as the others.
Winston C. (Crabby-doctor) reviewed The Jewel That Was Ours (Inspector Morse, Bk 9) on + 296 more book reviews
These "Inspector Morse" books by Colin Dexter are really very good, and follow the PBS Tv plays of them very closely!
Del B. (pastordel) reviewed The Jewel That Was Ours (Inspector Morse, Bk 9) on + 43 more book reviews
good mystery. Every time you think you have it figured out it has a twist that makes you start over. Part of Inspector Morse series.
Grace M. (gracie-1936) reviewed The Jewel That Was Ours (Inspector Morse, Bk 9) on + 9 more book reviews
Great book - haven't quite finished reading it yet. Love Inspector Morse and John Thaw as he plays Morse in the BBC series. East to relate the TV actor to the book. Colin Dexter writes a good page-turner book.
Terry M. (tmulcahy) -
I had obtained this used book based on the description of the story and the fact that it was free. I'm glad it was. It is not the most tedious book I've ever read, like some I've never finished, but I finished this one out of curiosity, not pleasure. I'd heard of Inspector Morse, perhaps I'd glanced at a showing of the TV series. Needless to say, I won't be looking for any more of these. I think one has to be stoically British to like these. The constrained stories, deliberately padded with too much detail, and details that I was totally disinterested in really put me off on this writer, whom I'd never heard of before reading this book. The boring, one-upmanship between Morse and Strange is hard to sit through, and I hate to think it permeates every single book in the series. I shudder at the thought. As a yarn, it's OK, but barely. The mysteries were far too convoluted and numerous for the payoff at the end, which was less than satisfying. 1991? This is like reading an antique, good in its day, but horribly outdated without any redeeming qualities.
The copy I have has a badly creased cover, is an ex-library book, and had food stains in it with tiny bits of dried food. I don't think that colored my impressions, because I'd read books in far worse shape. I love books and read them carefully in order to pass them along. But not this one. For once, it's going in the recycle bin.
The copy I have has a badly creased cover, is an ex-library book, and had food stains in it with tiny bits of dried food. I don't think that colored my impressions, because I'd read books in far worse shape. I love books and read them carefully in order to pass them along. But not this one. For once, it's going in the recycle bin.
Inspector Morse investigates a situation where one of a group of American tourists turns up dead at way-stop hotel, and a jewel-encrusted antique is missing from her handbag. Then, two days later a naked and battered corpse is dragged from the local river, what next?
