The Wench is Dead
By
Colin Dexter
Colin Dexter
1989 • 237 pages

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In 1859 the body of Joanna Franks was found at Duke's Cut on the Oxford canal. In 1989 Inspector Morse is taken to Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital with a perforated ulcer. As Morse begins his recovery he comes across an account of the investigation of Joanna's death and subsequent murder trial.

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Inspector Morse is a 13-book series with 12 released primary works first released in 1975 with contributions by Colin Dexter.

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