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Información de la obraMorse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories por Colin Dexter (1993)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. My first introduction to the world of Morse and it is wonderful. Very humorous and clever - and I love the characters Morse and Lewis, natch. Even the non-Morse stories were really good (especially the one with Sherlock Holmes). I'm really going to have to hunt down the rest of the series now! ( ) England, Cambridge, ca 1980 Indeholder "As Good as Gold", "Morse's Greatest Mystery", "Evans Tries an O-Level", "Dead as a Dodo", "At The Lulu-Bar Motel", "Neighbourhood Watch", "A Case of Mis-Identity", "The Inside Story", "Monty's Revolver", "The Carpet-Bagger", "Last Call". "As Good as Gold" handler om en terrorist Muldoon, som politiet har fanget, men hvor en af politimændene Watson har dummet sig og spoleret beviser. Men Muldoon ender med at tilstå hvor han har været og Watson bliver forfremmet alligevel. "Morse's Greatest Mystery" handler om et rapseri af 400 pund. Morse spiller skjult julemand og erstatter dem af egen lomme. "Evans Tries an O-Level" handler om en flugtkonge, James Roderick Evans, der har studeret tysk i fængslet og gerne vil til eksamen. Han har flere hjælpere på og har en god flugtplan, selv om fængselsdirektøren fanger ham igen. "Dead as a Dodo" handler om den lidt pukkelryggede Philip Wise, der får et lift af Morse i en regnbyge og fortæller en historie om en krigstidskæreste/bekendt Dodo Whitaker. Faderen er død for nyligt og Philip dukker op ved bisættelsen i håb om et glimt af den gamle kæreste, selv om der aldrig skete noget fysisk mellem dem. Men hun er der ikke og familien lader heller ikke til at ville sige noget. Morse gætter hurtigt at "Dodo" faktisk hed Ambrose og nok holdt lav profil for ikke at skulle tilbage i krigstjeneste. Et billede af Ambrose i uniform fra krigens start bekræfter det. "At The Lulu-Bar Motel" handler om Lucy, Luke, Bartholomew og Danny. Og en hel flok af svindlere og fidusmagere, der snører hinanden. For folk er ret godtroende. Og historiens fortæller ender med at stå med sorteper eller i alt fald en stak papir klippet i sammen størrelse som pengesedler. "Neighbourhood Watch" handler om ??? "A Case of Mis-Identity" handler om Sherlock Holmes og hans bror Mycroft. Men doktor Watson er faktisk snedigst. ??? "The Inside Story" handler om ??? "Monty's Revolver" handler om professor Frank Rawlins, hvis sekretær Carol Summerson ikke kan få børn med sin mand John. Frank har fået 6 drenge med sine to koner, men da Carol og John får et barn, kalder de hende for Francesca. "The Carpet-Bagger" handler om Danny Smithson, ??? "Last Call" handler om en Peter Sherwood, der bliver fundet død i et hotelværelse. Konen er kemiker og der er natriumfluoracetat (Sodium Fluoroacetate) i hans insulin. Elskerinden Jane Ballantyre bliver opsporet af Morse og Lewis, som så sikkert kan bevise hvad der skete. Småhistorier om kriminalinspektør Morse og hans håndgangne mand Lewis. Samt nogle stykker uden Morse og Lewis. Nogle få lange (Good as Gold og The Inside Story) og resten korte. Morse is one of those detectives that, due to the TV series has seeped into the nation's conciousness without you having to read any of the books. This was the first time I've read a Morse book, and the series of short stories set in an around Oxford do not all include Morse. I like him, he's a bit grumpy, he's a bit set in his ways, he's probably a tyrant to work for, but he has a something about him. There's a heart of gold under the gruff exterior, but there's also a sharp inteliigence and a fine knowledge of human nature. Some of these stories feel like they were trial runs for a longer story, it feels like they could be fleshed out, in othercases, it is just the right length. They are, to some extent, dated, the world has moved on to mobiles and the like, while Morse continues to exist in a world where there are pay phones on the corners of roads. I wonder if that will make them easier to read in the future as a period paiece, it's almost like it feels old fashioned now, but will be historic in the future. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Pertenece a las seriesInspector Morse (short stories) Contenido enContiene
Colin Dexter's Chief Inspector Morse-the cranky, heavy-drinking, and exasperatingly brilliant sleuth of the Thames Valley Police-has become one of the most beloved detectives in fiction. Now, with this collection of eleven short stories, we can savor choice examples of his dry wit, devious cunning, and psychological insight at its best.Colin Dexter tantalizes us with six Inspector Morse adventures, ranging from bite-size morsels of intrigue to longer stories for listeners to sink their teeth into. Then, for added variety, Dexter shows his range with five mysteries featuring new characters and some familiar ones: one story features that other great English detective, Sherlock Holmes, in a tale that rivals those of Conan Doyle himself. "Morse's Greatest Mystery" and the other stories in this collection are a banquet for the mystery lover-rich, varied, and satisfying. Stories included are:As Good As GoldMorse's Greatest MysteryEvans Tries an O-LevelDead As a DodoAt the Lulu-Bar MotelNeighbourhood WatchA Case of Mis-identityThe Inside StoryMonty's RevolverThe Carpet-BaggerLast Call. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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