A review by angrygreycatreads
Daughters of Cain, by Colin Dexter
5.0
The Daughters of Cain is a Detective Morse mystery from Colin Dexter. We are getting close to the end of the series and there is a lot of foreshadowing of that here. Morse himself talks of his retirement and his health issues are definitely featured here. There are two murders here and Morse, with the help of Lewis, seeks to find the connection. Along the course of the investigation, Morse meets with three women, the titular Daughters of Cain.
In this outing, I found myself rooting for the killer(s), at least when it came to the second victim, by all accounts a reprehensible human being. Morse seems to have regrets himself at the resolution, yet another missed opportunity in a lifetime of romantic disappointment. Superbly written and executed mystery!
In this outing, I found myself rooting for the killer(s), at least when it came to the second victim, by all accounts a reprehensible human being. Morse seems to have regrets himself at the resolution, yet another missed opportunity in a lifetime of romantic disappointment. Superbly written and executed mystery!