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  • The Way Through the Woods

  • By: Colin Dexter
  • Narrated by: Kevin Whately
  • Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (114 ratings)

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The Way Through the Woods

By: Colin Dexter
Narrated by: Kevin Whately
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Publisher's summary

They called her the Swedish Maiden: the beautiful young tourist who disappeared on a hot summer's day somewhere in North Oxford. Twelve months later, the case remained unsolved, pending further developments.

On holiday in Lyme Regis, Chief Inspector Morse is startled to read a tantalizing article in The Times about the missing woman - an article which lures him back to Wytham Woods near Oxford...and straight into the most extraordinary murder investigation of his career.

© Colin Dexter; (P) Macmillan Publishers Ltd

Critic reviews

"Honest detection, illicit sex, puns and anagrams galore, Morse's trademark drinking and dour byplay with colleagues and suspects, plus a plot as agile as Dexter's best - in short, everything you could possibly want in an English detective story. Bolt the door and enjoy." (Kirkus Reviews)

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    5 out of 5 stars

Twists and turning Morse

Morse is acerbic to the MAX. He uncovers later after later in this fascinating abridged Audible recording. Kevin Stately is a superb narrator 😇😇😇😇😇

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Love Morse

Very good except the tape was cut off before end annoying thank you Walda


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    4 out of 5 stars
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Typical Morse

A good tale with Dexter’s customary twists and turns. Morse is a certainly an unconventional detective.

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    4 out of 5 stars

Kevin Whately could read the dictionary and I would still listen

It's a wonderful story, but "abridged" means there's quite a bit left out. After reading the book, and seeing all the things that were omitted , I can kind of understand why those decisions were made . However those omissions really detract from the enjoyment of the story . The narration is lovely of course . But if you really want to understand what happens in this book you have to read it in its original form . That's why only give it four stars .

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Enjoyed the excellent narration

I enjoyed the narration by Kevin Whately. It was as entertaining as watching an episode of Morse or Inspector Lewis. Well done!

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    3 out of 5 stars

Disappointing

After reading a prior Morse story that was superb-this was too convoluted and didn't hold my interest as much. Though overall it was worthwhile-mainly due to the brilliant Kevin Whatley narrating. There were too many threads for a 3 hour audiobook. I hope the others in the series-another 11 or so-will not be the same. Audible-if you are listening(good pun eh?) I think you should make these stories unabridged like the Maisie Dobbs mysteries which are also exceptional.

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