A later Morse, set in the early '90s but still very dated in parts. There are the remnants of a very conservative outlook on social matters - unmarried couples in hotels being something to remark on, illicit dirty magazines and far too many unnecessary mentions of bosoms and other parts of the anatomy. It's also a world without the internet and mobile phones which seems incredible now. Morse has to phone the local education authority to find out term dates, people can genuinely disappear without trace or use someone else's passport. The Past is another country. Morse remains an irresistible character though. Curmudgeonly, pedantic, preening but with that first-class mind that enables him to see what others cannot. I'm running low on rereads though, just two to go. Maybe Flashman next, or back to the Poirots. Perhaps something new - PD James? Or back to Wallander. . .
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