A review by inquisitive_chap
The Jewel That Was Ours by Colin Dexter

4.0

One of the best Morse novels I've read. Fantastic plot with red herrings, twists and turns aplenty, as well as clues that I missed (and really feel I should have picked up on). A really clever plot (if slightly implausible given the collaboration required).

I do wish Dexter wouldn't have this thing about women all lusting after Morse. It's rather implausible and I do wonder if he regards himself as Morse and it's all rather wishful thinking....

He also loves to drop in unusual words to demonstrate the depth (breadth?) of his vocabulary. He shouldn't. It's unnecessary.

Those two issues aside, it's a very gripping read