num_pages: 200
description: Despite being bedridden with an ulcer, the idiosyncratic Inspector Morse is determined to solve a century-old murder for which two innocent men were hanged
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: St. Martin's Press