The Secret of Annexe 3

<p><b><i>The Secret of Annexe 3</i> is the seventh novel in the Oxford-set detective series from Colin Dexter. As portrayed by John Thaw in ITV's <i>Inspector Morse</i>.</b><br><br><i>Morse sought to hide his disappointment. So many people in the Haworth Hotel that fateful evening had been wearing some sort of disguise </i>– <i>a change of dress, a change of make-up, a change of partner, a change of attitude, a change of life almost; and the man who had died had been the most consummate artist of them all . . .</i><br><br>Chief Inspector Morse seldom allowed himself to be caught up in New Year celebrations. So the murder inquiry in the festive hotel had a certain appeal – it was a crime worthy of the season.<br><br>With the corpse still in fancy dress – albeit bloodsoaked – and hardly a single guest at the Hadworth hotel having checked in under their real name, Morse is faced with his toughest mystery yet.<br><br><b><i>The Secret of Annexe 3</i> is followed by the eighth Inspector Morse book, <i>The Wench is Dead</i>.</b></p>