The Dead of Jericho

The Dead of Jericho
Cover of the first edition
AuthorColin Dexter
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Morse series, #5
Genrecrime novel
PublisherMacmillan
Publication date
4 June 1981
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages224
ISBN0333317289
OCLC8900702
Preceded byService of All the Dead 
Followed byThe 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.