The Way Through the Woods

A chilling mystery unfolds when a year-old cold case reignites with a series of cryptic poetic clues published in The Times. The disappearance of a beautiful Swedish student from Oxfordshire had baffled the Thames Valley Police, leaving behind only her rucksack and a trail that went nowhere. With no body and precious few leads, the investigation had stalled. However, a new, anonymous poet begins to compose clue-laden verses, sparking a nationwide correspondence and drawing the inimitable Inspector Morse into the fray. Unable to resist the intellectual challenge, Morse submits his own contribution, embarking on a labyrinthine journey. His pursuit leads him deep into the ancient and foreboding Wytham Woods, where the true horror of the missing person case is eventually revealed, transforming it into a shocking murder investigation that tests Morse's deductive powers to their very limits.