The Wench Is Dead (Abridged) Audiobook

" Reginald Hill may not be the best narrator, but I sure do enjoy his Inspector Morse series. "

" Not as exciting as I was hoping. On to the next. "

" A book within a book that is admittedly pornographic. I'll pass. "

" this book is so well written that I struggled through it but the plot was so boring it was a hard task. I do want to try other Inspector Morse novels, I got the sense from this one that the others are probably pretty good. This one was kind of dreary and inconclusive. It reminded me a little of Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time: While in the hospital recovering from a severe ulcer attack, Morse begins reading a dull history book given him by his hospital roommate. The roommate dies in the first few chapters (conveniently if unfortunately) but Morse becomes fascinated by the mystery in the book that the dead man wrote, about the murder of a woman on a canal a century or so ago. "

" One of the very best detective writers. "

" I like the Morse books, but Josephine Tey did the detective in the hospital story much, much better. The underlying historical mystery was just not interesting. "

" In this book Morse mentions books you start to read slower so that they last longer - I found this one of those. "

" Boek acht uit de reeks. Heel aangename lectuur. "

" More recent British dick-fic. I've read all of the Inspector Morse books...this one just has the most exciting title. "

" This was interesting, but a bit unusual for me. "

" not a contempary detective story fan. but this is a victorian. plot based around the canal. "

" I decided to read a few mysteries, since so many people love them, but realized I don't. This flaccid little book felt like such a waste of time--especially the odd way that the book's attractive women kept falling for the aging, alcoholic Morse. Really? "

" A delightful diversion for any Morse fan! "

" This was a really fun read because the detective is solving a crime that happened in the previous century & it is a good example of an armchair detective. It was very different from the other Inspector Morse novels, but very enjoyable. "

" Following on the pattern used by Josephine Tey in The Daughter of Time, a recuperating police officer (Inspector Morse, of course) investigates an historic crime, discovering that the accused, and convicted men, were likely innocent. "

" This is the second time I have read this. While in hospital Morse reads an account of a nineteenth century murder and trial and does some research to try and work out what really happened all those years ago. It's a surprisingly satisfying read. "

" Reasonably entertaining mystery and solution of a 100 year old miscarriage of justice. "

" Been a long time since I read this and enjoying it just as much this time. Listening to it on audio book this time around. "

" The one with the perforated ulcer and the Victorian boat murder. "

" The writer is too cute by half. A disappointment. "

" Read with a dictionary by your side, and maybe some lieder on the stereo. Morse is Holmes-like, though Dexter is not particularly Doyle-like. (Plenty of suspense but more irony and embarrassment here.) "

" How disappointing? It reminded me of another book i read, "Daughter of time". Which i didnt like either. "

" Reginald Hill may not be the best narrator, but I sure do enjoy his Inspector Morse series. "

" Eighth title in the Inspector Morse series set in Oxford England. "

" I enjoyed the story, I like delving into past crimes that evoke historical perspective. Although Lewis finding a box containing Joanna Franks' belongings in an office filled with old documents etc did stretch credulity a little. "

" Read with a dictionary by your side, and maybe some lieder on the stereo. Morse is Holmes-like, though Dexter is not particularly Doyle-like. (Plenty of suspense but more irony and embarrassment here.) "

" The one with the perforated ulcer and the Victorian boat murder. "

" This is an unusual Inspector Morse story because he is investigating a murder which happened in 1860 as a diversion whilst in hospital. I found some of the conclusions he came to rather flimsy based on the evidence available. The story was mildly interesting but not one of his best. "

" More recent British dick-fic. I've read all of the Inspector Morse books...this one just has the most exciting title. "