num_pages: 241
description: "Superbly clue-laden...A complex and satisfying puzzle."THE BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBEThe case seems so simple, Inspector Morse deemed it beneath his notice. A wealthy, elderly American tourist has a heart attack in her room at Oxford's luxurious Randolph Hotel. Missing from the scene is the lady's handbag, which contained the Wolvercote Tongue, a priceless jewel that her late husband had bequeathed to the Ashmolean Museum just across the street. Morse proceeds to spend a great deal of time thinking--and drinking--in the hotel's bar, certain the solution is close at hand--until conflicting stories, suspicious doings, and a real murder convince him otherwise...."It is a delight to watch this brilliant, quirky man [Morse] deduce."MINNEAPOLIS STAR &amp; TRIBUNE
language: English
title: The Jewel That Was Ours
titlecomplete: The Jewel That Was Ours (Inspector Morse, #9)
characters: Eddie Stratton, Inspector Morse, Janet Roscoe, Cedric Downes, Sergeant Lewis, Sheila Williams, Lucy Downes, Theodore Kemp, John Ashenden, Shirley Brown, Marion Kemp, Laura Stratton, Phil Aldrich
genres: Audiobook, Detective, Thriller, Crime, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, Fiction, Contemporary, Murder Mystery
ratings_count: 4078
places: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
series: Inspector Morse
publisher: Ivy Books