Book Log 2010 #9: The Way Through the Woods by Colin Dexter

The case of a missing Swedish student, thought to be cold, heats up again when a cryptic letter is published in the newspaper. Inspector Morse, on a forced vacation, sees the letter, and gets himself back on the case, with the usual results.

This is the best novel in the series to this point, and it hits on all of the usual themes we've come to expect from Morse mysteries. There's also a neat little twist at the end that underscores just how unique Morse is as a detective.