I had come across this book as one of the best among mysteries in many lists, the latest being a booklist by Peter Swanson where a literarily inclined father tells his son that this is one of the 5 best college /educational institute background mysteries . This made me determined to read it asap, and when I encountered it in storytel , immediately started listening to the audiobook. Never did find it scintillating , moreover it was mildly boring most of the time. I took a dislike to inspector Morse, especially as he berated one of the female staff and called her a slut. This smacked of extreme gender discrimination, and from there ( not necessarily due to this very fact) things went downhill.
I somehow completed the audiobook and heaved a sigh of relief when it ended.
Nicholas Quinn is a deaf English teacher who is hired by an educational syndicate who teaches and sets exam questions for foreign students , mostly in the middle East, and there is some opposition when he is hired. Soon he is found dead and Inspector Morse comes into picture.