- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan UK (Sep 22 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0333761588
- ISBN-13: 978-0333761588
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Over 13 novels and a popular television series later, Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse has taken his place alongside Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Lord Peter Wimsey, Philip Marlowe, and a handful of other famous sleuths. Like most of them, Morse possesses an uncanny intelligence, especially in matters of crime and crosswords, but Dexter has always made sure that his detective remains fully a man--flawed and uncertain despite an outward bravado. In this final, difficult story, Morse's humanity unfolds much as his cases do: with the slow revelation of secrets and surprises that frequently catch the reader off guard.
The novel begins with events now a year old. Yvonne Hamilton had been found in her home murdered--handcuffed and naked. The Thames Valley Police had supposed robbery, but their suspects had dissolved and all the leads had dried up. A year later, while Morse is on furlough, two anonymous calls to Chief Superintendent Strange open the possibility of a new line of inquiry. Strange wants his best man on the case. Morse, however, shows a surprising reluctance to embroil himself in what seems to be a classic Morsean puzzle. When he finally does reopen the investigation, his unorthodox approach worries even his longtime sidekick, Sergeant Lewis--who begins to suspect that his boss has a personal connection to the victim. What could Morse be up to? And--as many readers will be asking throughout--what could possibly bring his career to a close?
Like the work of few other mystery writers, Dexter's Morse series has consistently blended the dignity of high art with the grimness of crime and punishment. While it's a cliché to say that he transcends the genre, he has certainly expanded its range to novels that entertain while they instruct--even when that instruction is grammatical. The Remorseful Day is indeed a remorseful farewell, a delicately handled conclusion to a series that will now remain artfully complete, not lingering beyond its time. --Patrick O'Kelley --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
The first Inspector Morse novel, Last Bus to Woodstock, appeared a quarter-century ago. This finale to a grand series presents a moving elegy to one of mystery fiction's most celebrated and popular characters. The murder of nurse Yvonne Harrington two years earlier remains unsolved, but the Oxford police receive an anonymous tip that prompts them to revive their investigation. Morse's superior, Chief Superintendent Strange, wants him to take over the case, but Morse is stubbornly and curiously reluctant to do so. Morse's faithful dogsbody, the long-suffering Sergeant Lewis, is left wondering whether Morse himself is some how connected to the crime, since the inspector had encountered the murder victim during a stay in the hospital. It falls to Lewis to do most of the delving, with Morse prompting him along the way. The case seems impenetrable until the murder of burglar Harry Repp - though what could be the connection to the original murder? Lewis continues to probe while Morse remains his oracular self. Dexter has fashioned another brilliantly intricate puzzle, one of his finest, with the valedictory tone of the highest possible note, perfectly pitched. (Feb.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Swan Song,
This review is from: The Remorseful Day (Mass Market Paperback)
The logophilic, curmudgeonly Chief Inspector makes his last bow in this absorbing mystery. As with all Morse novels, the entertainment comes not so much from the plot as from the character of Morse himself and the strange personalities he comes across during the course of his investigations. The lover of crossword puzzles, Wagner, beautiful women, Scotch and Faure's Requiem makes brilliant deductions (often brilliantly wrong), but the faithful cricketer Sergeant Lewis is always there to set him back on the right course. Colin Dexter succeeds in making grammar interesting and has elevated the selection of chapter epigraphs to an art form! The thirteen Morse novels are a unique and enduring addition to the crime canon, and it is a remorseful day indeed when it comes time to say goodbye.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Skillful twists lead to demise,
By dikybabe "admeyer" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Remorseful Day (Mass Market Paperback)
Colin Dexter's ability to weave a good tale is masterful indeed. His work truly works one's mind. There is no easy way through a Morse tale, even this last one. Dexter's use of appropos tidbits to introduce each short chapter have the links one finds in Annie Proulx. These Dexter novels are no simple whodunnits. I, too, love the PBS Mystery series featuring Morse and plan on taping and watching The Remorseful Day and its prequel The Final Morse this Thursday night. I am glad that I met the challenges of reading the novel first. One feels that Morse's death is a self-fulling prophecy. His alcoholism and diabetes do not produce a new Morse, just a dying one. This demise is both inevitable and in character. All the strings are found and tied up with this final chapter of his life. I find that I am not only entertained by Dexter's writing. I grow mentally as well. I really must get to Oxford before I die. Now that Morse is gone, I have one more reason.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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All good things have to end,
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This review is from: The Remorseful Day (Mass Market Paperback)
The Inspector Morse book as well as TV series (played by John Thaw) was and still remains one of my favorits British mystery series. John Thaw was the perfect Inspector Morse and thinking back at reading this book, makes me so sad that both Inspector Morse and John Thaw have passed on.
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