DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.

Inspector Robert Lewis steps out of the shadow of his mentor, the inimitable Inspector Morse, in this highly-acclaimed series of intricate mysteries. Together with his brooding, inscrutable partner, Detective Sergeant James Hathaway, they take on the elite criminal underworld of Oxford, England, relying on Lewis' instinct and Hathaway's intellect to see past appearances and into the hearts of their upper-crust foes.—Bai

Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis was Chief Inspector Morse's assistant in the Oxford Police. He's now a Detective Inspector and still investigates murders in Oxford. He is ably assisted by the highly knowledgeable Detective Sergeant James Hathaway.—grantss