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Murder Before Evensong
A Mystery Novel by Reverend Richard Coles
Book 1 of the Canon Clement Mysteries Series
Subgenres:
- Cozy Mystery,
- Village Mystery,
- Clergy Mystery
This book is for you if you're into...
- Village mysteries where church politics spark real trouble
- Clergy sleuths juggling parish drama and murder investigations
- Quirky English settings with opinionated family members and loyal dogs
From Little Stack
Book one in the Canon Clement Mysteries series follows Daniel Clement who, when announcing his plans to install a lavatory in the church, ends up dividing the parish. As lines are drawn, long-buried secrets come dangerously close to destroying the calm of the village. When a body is found at the back of the church, Daniel feels he’s the only one who can keep his community together... and catch a killer.
This book is a funny, cosy whodunnit with oodles of charm and an intriguing mystery to solve. If you’ve already read and loved the book, it’s now a major TV series!
This first in a new series is a charming, warm and witty tale of secrets and murder set among the parishioners of a quaint English village. The No.1 Sunday Times bestselling crime novel, perfect for fans of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club series. Now a major TV series!
Canon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton. He has been there for eight years, living at the Rectory alongside his widowed mother–opinionated, fearless, ever-so-slightly annoying Audrey–and his two dachshunds, Cosmo and Hilda.
When Daniel announces a plan to install a lavatory in church, the parish is suddenly (and unexpectedly) divided: as lines are drawn, long-buried secrets come dangerously close to destroying the apparent calm of the village.
And then Anthony Bowness–cousin to Bernard de Floures, patron of Champton–is found dead at the back of the church, stabbed in the neck with a pair of pruning shears.
As the police moves in and the bodies start piling up, Daniel is the only one who can try and keep his fractured community together... and catch a killer.
A delightful, cosy murder mystery with a sharp edge from the bestselling author.
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