 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Colin Dexter |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector Morse series, #9 |
| Genre | crime novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 11 July 1991 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 0-333-55911-8 |
| OCLC | 59891508 |
| Preceded by | The Wench Is Dead |
| Followed by | The Way Through the Woods |
The Jewel That Was Ours is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the ninth novel in Inspector Morse series. This novel was written by Dexter after he wrote a screenplay for an episode titled The Wolvercote Tongue in series 2 of the television programme Inspector Morse.
Reviews in 1992 were mixed. One compared this with the prior novel, finding it a step down, though still a strong story.[1] The other compared it with the plot in the television episode aired in 1987, and found the novel far better as to plot twists.[2]