description: While in the hospital recovering from an ulcer and attempting to avoid boredom, Chief Inspector Morse becomes enthralled in the long-forgotten 1859 death of Joanna Franks. After studying the details, he becomes convinced that the two men convicted of her rape and murder and hung were, in fact, innocent. Morse sets out to find the truth.
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: Audio Partners