Death Is Now My Neighbour

When a young woman is shot dead in her North Oxford home on Bloxham Drive, Chief Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis step in to uncover the truth. The investigation takes them along an unexpected path, reaching from a tabloid reporter and the nightlife of Soho back into the cloistered world of the university.

At nearby Lonsdale College, the Master is preparing to retire, sparking a fierce rivalry between two senior dons, Denis Cornford and Julian Storrs. As ambition mounts and their wives become deeply invested in the outcome of the appointment, Morse must determine whether high-stakes academic politics have turned deadly.