The Daughters of Cain

Product Description [Library Edition Audiobook CD in Vinyl case.][Read by Frederick Davidson] Little progress had been made by the Thames Valley Police since the discovery of a corpse in a North Oxford flat. The police had no weapon, no suspect, and no motive. But within days of taking over the investigation, Chief Inspector Morse and Detective Sergeant Lewis uncover startling new information about the life and death of the victim, Dr. Felix McClure, late of Wolsey College, Oxford. The trail leads to a staircase in Wolsey College and a former ''scout'' there, one Edward Brooks, who disappears following the theft of a knife from the Pitt Rivers Museum. When another body is discovered, Morse suddenly finds himself with too many suspects, including Brooks' wife, a prostitute, and an enigmatic schoolmistress. Attracted to one of the possible killers, the chief inspector may be too involved for success. It will take much thought, many pints, and not a little anguish before Morse sees the connection between McClure's death and the daughters of Cain. Review ''(Audiobook narrator) Frederick Davidson captures perfectly the inspector's soul, as well as delivering excellent portrayals of the jaunty Sergeant Lewis, the vicious Ted Brooks, and a host of suspects. Davidson, a favorite reader at Blackstone, has found his métier in the dramatization of Dexter's contemplative detective stories. This one is excellent and is ideal on audio.'' --AudioFile ''Audacious and amusing . . . May be the best book yet in this deservedly celebrated series.'' --Wall Street Journal ''Very cleverly constructed...Dexter writes with an urbanity and range of reference that is all his own.'' --Los Angeles Times ''Dexter is fiendishly adept at the literary aside . . . He is a masterful crime writer whom few others match.'' --Publishers Weekly (starred review)''Intelligent and compelling . . . Morse is an intriguingly complex character, a mixture of gruffness, sentimentality, and intuitive brilliance, while his gentle, steadfast companion, Lewis, is a perfect foil for Morse's prickliness . . . Doubtless his most engrossing adventure to date.'' --Booklist ''Inimitably cantankerous Chief Inspector Morse - in his eleventh stint - takes over a case that seems utterly straightforward . . . Dexter offers a painfully focused inquisition on . . . three remarkable women, showing again through his versatility and concentration why the death of Julian Symons has left him the foremost exponent of the old-fashioned (but new-minted) British detective story.'' --Kirkus Reviews ''(Audiobook narrator) Davidson captures Morse's personality and horse voice perfectly. He reads Dexter's sarcastic, witty prose with just the right sneering tone and easily differentiates all characters, even in fast paced, complex conversations . . . I had already read this and found listening much more entertaining; I was amazed at how much I'd missed in reading.'' --Kliatt About the Author AUTHOR BIO: COLIN DEXTER (Norman Colin Dexter), OBE, (born 29 September 1930) is an English crime writer, known for his 'Inspector Morse' novels which were written between 1975 and 1999 and adapted as a television series from 1987 to 2000. READER BIO: Frederick Davidson (1932-2005), also known as David Case, was one of the most prolific readers in the audiobook industry, recording more than eight hundred audiobooks in his lifetime, including over two hundred for Blackstone Audio. Born in London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed for many years in radio plays for the British Broadcasting Company before coming to America in 1976. He received AudioFile s Golden Voice Award and numerous Earphones Awards and was nominated for a Grammy for his readings.