The Wench Is Dead
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The Wench Is Dead is a crime novel in Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse series, notable for its historical murder case investigated through modern detective work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wench Is Dead canonical | 3 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Inspector Morse novel
ⓘ
crime novel ⓘ detective novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Inspector Morse
ⓘ
surface form:
Inspector Morse television episode "The Wench Is Dead"
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| author | Colin Dexter ⓘ |
| awardFor | best crime novel of the year ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Gold Dagger ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Inspector Morse
Sergeant Robbie Lewis ⓘ
surface form:
Sergeant Lewis
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| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
historical investigation
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re-examination of a miscarriage of justice ⓘ truth and evidence ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Inspector Morse ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | modern investigation of historical crime ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | historical murder case ⓘ |
| notableFor | using a modern detective to investigate a Victorian-era crime ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British crime literature ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | police detective ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan Publishers
ⓘ
surface form:
Macmillan
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| series |
Inspector Morse
ⓘ
surface form:
Inspector Morse series
|
| setting | Oxford ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationFeaturesActor | John Thaw ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationFeaturesCharacter | Inspector Morse ⓘ |
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