num_pages: 256
description: Inspector Morse, recovering from an ulcer in Oxford's Radcliffe Hospital, comes across an old book recounting a sensational murder case that took place in Oxford 100 years earlier. Convinced that the two men hanged for the crime were innocent, Morse sets out from the confines of his bed to prove it.
language: English
title: The Wench is Dead
titlecomplete: The Wench is Dead (Inspector Morse #8)
characters: Inspector Morse, Sergeant Lewis, Joanna Franks, Christine Greenaway
genres: Fiction, Crime, Murder Mystery, British Literature, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Historical Mystery, Detective, Mystery, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 4410
places: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
series: Inspector Morse
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: CWA Gold Dagger
publisher: Macmillan