The Secret of Annexe 3
Cover of the first edition
AuthorColin Dexter
Cover artistMartin White
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Morse series, #7
Genrecrime novel
PublisherMacmillan
Publication date
October 1986
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages224
ISBN0-333-43139-1
OCLC59097956
Preceded byThe Riddle of the Third Mile 
Followed byThe Wench Is Dead 

The Secret of Annexe 3 is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the seventh novel in Inspector Morse series.

Plot summary

As the novel begins, Margaret Bowman of Charlbury Drive Chipping Norton is off to a funeral. Her husband, left alone, finds an angry letter, apparently from a lover, in his wife's handbag.

The guests of Haworth Hotel rise late on New Year's Day, with one exception, the guest in Annexe 3 who missed New Year's Day completely. He lies dead in his room on the blood-soaked bed.

After the murder, Inspector Morse, with the help of the receptionist Miss Sarah Jonstone, examines the letters and phone messages booking the various rooms at the hotel. Discovering the non-existent address, he deduces that a postman must be involved.

Thomas Bowman, the postman, turns out to be the corpse, and his wife and her lover are the instigators of the murder. Winston Grant, a black musician, was hired to provide the alibi.

Adaptations

Although the narratives differ, this novel provided the inspiration for the Inspector Morse television episode The Secret of Bay 5B, the last episode of series 3, aired in 1989.

Publication history

  • 1986, London: Macmillan ISBN 0-333-43139-1, Pub date October 1986, Hardback
  • 1987, New York: St. Martin's Press ISBN 0-312-01089-3, Pub date November 1987, Hardback

References

    Further reading

    • Bishop, David, The Complete Inspector Morse: From the Original Novels to the TV Series London: Reynolds & Hearn (2006) ISBN 1-905287-13-5
    • Bird, Christopher, The World of Inspector Morse: A Complete A-Z Reference for the Morse Enthusiast Foreword by Colin Dexter, London: Boxtree (1998) ISBN 0-7522-2117-5


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