LAST SEEN WEARING

By Colin Dexter

Synopsis

Valerie Taylor had completely vanished on her way from home to school, and the trail was completely cold. Now, over two years later someone decides to supply new evidence for the case, and Morse believes that further investigation will just be sober and tedious routine!

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Narrator	Richard Simpson
Length	12hrs
Catalogue No.	8246
Publisher	Pan

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