Mystery
The Wench Is Dead
1989·208 pages
Hospital-bound Inspector Morse reopens a Victorian canal murder, sure two hanged men were innocent.
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Hospital-bound Inspector Morse reopens a Victorian canal murder, sure two hanged men were innocent.
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Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel - 'Dextrously ingenious' GuardianThat night he dreamed in Technicolor. He saw the ochre-skinned, scantily clad siren in her black, arrowed stockings. And in Morse's muddled computer of a mind, that siren took the name of one Joanna Franks . . . The body of Joanna Franks was found at Duke's Cut on the Oxford Canal at about 5.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 22nd June 1859. At around 10.15 a.m. on a Saturday morning in 1989 the body of Chief Inspector ...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Sensual dream of a scantily clad woman; mild attraction and period innuendo
Violence & gore
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Historical murder and hangings; body discovery without extreme gore
Profanity
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Occasional mild strong language typical of police dialogue
Substance use
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Recurring alcohol use by Morse; hospital stay after ulcer
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Brief period references; not a faith-driven narrative
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Light themes of justice and wrongful conviction
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Historical murder of a woman; implied assault; wrongful executions
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