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The Riddle of the Third Mile is the sixth novel in Colin Dexter's Oxford-set detective series.

The thought suddenly occurred to Morse that this would be a marvellous time to murder a few of the doddery old bachelor dons. No wives to worry about their whereabouts; no landladies to whine about the unpaid rents. In fact nobody would miss most of them at all . . .

By the 16th of July the Master of Lonsdale was concerned, but not yet worried.

Dr Browne-Smith had passed through the porter's lodge at approximately 8.15 a.m. on the morning of Friday, 11th July. And nobody had heard from him since.

Plenty of time to disappear, thought Morse. And plenty of time, too, for someone to commit murder . . .

The Riddle of the Third Mile is followed by the seventh Inspector Morse book, The Secret of Annexe 3.

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Very complicated story . Many twists and turns and had to go back several times to check what I had missed. Narration by Samuel West as always excellent and probably worth a listen as much for this as the story. Think seeing this may be better than listening but still enjoyable.

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I forgot how long ago this book was written until I listened to it. I've enjoyed Inspector Morse on TV so thought I'd try the book. I love Samuel West so I knew he'd be good but I didn't find the story particularly enthralling. That said, I'm sure I'll listen to more of the same. And, as crime writing goes, Colin Dexter can certainly hold his own.

Probably not his best

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excellent! as alway, and very well narrated. look forward to listening to other morse books

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It’s been so long since I last read the Morse stories that I had forgotten how brilliant these are. Although I would say that The Way Through the Woods is the best and shows Morse at his most brilliant, this comes a close second! Very intricate, multilayered and brilliant

Wow! I have forgotten how marvellous this novel is!

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Another great Morse mystery, wonderfully read by Mr. Samuel West. Well worth a listen.

Another classic Morse mystery.

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