JEWEL THAT WAS OURS: Inspector Morse Book 9

For Oxford, the arrival of 27 American tourists is nothing out of the ordinary, until one of them is found dead in Room 310 at the Randolph Hotel. Only Chief Inspector Morse appears not to overlook the simultaneous theft of a jewel-encrusted antique from the victim's handbag. Then two days later, a naked and battered corpse is dragged from the River Cherwell. A coincidence? Maybe. But this time Morse is determined to prove the link. Traditional crime writing at its best. 347pp in paperback.