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 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Colin Dexter |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector Morse series, #5 |
| Genre | crime novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 4 June 1981 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 0333317289 |
| OCLC | 8900702 |
| Preceded by | Service of All the Dead |
| Followed by | The Riddle of the Third Mile |
The Dead of Jericho, published in 1981, is a work of English detective fiction by Colin Dexter. It is the fifth novel in the Inspector Morse series. In 1987 it was adapted as the first episode of the highly successful television series inspired by the novels, also called Inspector Morse.