The daughters of Cain cover

The daughters of Cain

by Colin Dexter

In Oxford, a historian is murdered and all fingers point at a former employee of the university who sold drugs to students. But the next day he too is dead, killed with the same knife that was used on the historian. Chief inspector Morse investigates. By the author of The Way Through the Woods.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?