Service of All the Dead is the fourth novel in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series. The sweet countenance of Reason greeted Morse serenely when he woke, and told him that it would be no bad idea to have a quiet look at the problem itself before galloping off to a solution. In the quiet parish of St Frideswide's, most people could still remember the murder of the churchwarden. A few could still recall the murderer's suicide. Even the police closed the case. But Chief Inspector Morse was alone among the congregation in ...
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Service of All the Dead is the fourth novel in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series. The sweet countenance of Reason greeted Morse serenely when he woke, and told him that it would be no bad idea to have a quiet look at the problem itself before galloping off to a solution. In the quiet parish of St Frideswide's, most people could still remember the murder of the churchwarden. A few could still recall the murderer's suicide. Even the police closed the case. But Chief Inspector Morse was alone among the congregation in suspecting that not everything might be so tidily put to rest. And a chance meeting among the tombstones reveals startling new evidence of a conspiracy to deceive . . . Service of All the Dead is followed by the fifth Inspector Morse book, The Dead of Jericho.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book Probably an x-library but an unusually well kept copy. There are no markings only glue stains. Dust jacket has glue stains to flaps. Book has glue stains to inside of boards and to last end paper. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x4x1; Publication of 256 pages. The dust jacket is a touch edge worn and the spine of the jacket is slightly faded. There is light foxing on the top edge of the book. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK.
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Book. Octavo, 256 pages. In Good minus condition with a Good condition. Spine red and white with black and white lettering. Exterior shows modest wear including few crinkles to the spine and slight soiling wear. Boards have creases, crinkles, slight sunning and age toned head/tail edges. Cocked spine. Text block has slight age toning/foxing to the edges. Slight foxing to the front end paper. Adhesive residue to the rear end paper. Light wear interiorly. First US edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column J, ND-J. 1380392. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Near Fine in fine jacket. First American edition of the 4th Inspector Morse mystery. A tight, bright copy, some smearing to the front pastedown and rear endpapers. In a fine, bright, crisp, dust jacket with spine completely unfaded and unusual thus. Basis for the acclaimed PBS "Mystery" series starring the late John Thaw in the title role.