Murder Before Evensong : The instant no. 1 Sunday Times bestseller

Author: Coles, Reverend Richard

England

Published on 2 March 2023 by Orion Publishing Co (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) in the United Kingdom as part of the Canon Clement Mystery series.

Paperback | 384 pages
128 x 198 x 34 | 270g

THE INSTANTLY ICONIC NO. 1 BESTSELLERDevotees of Midsomer Murders and Agatha Christies Miss Marple stories will feel most at home here GuardianIve been waiting for a novel with vicars, rude old ladies, murder and sausage dogs... et voila! Dawn FrenchCosy crime with a cutting edge TelegraphWhodunnit fans can give praise and rejoice Ian RankinCharming and funny ObserverEven better than I knew it would be India KnightQuintessentially English Sunday ExpressAn absolute joy Adam KayWry, tongue-in cheek and whimsical Daily MailGlorious Robert Webb Beautifully written, charming, funny, intelligent and mordant too Sunday TimesPitch perfect Philip PullmanA cunning whodunnit Daily ExpressCanon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton, where he lives 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 the 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. As the police moves in and the bodies start piling up, Daniel is the only one who can try and keep his community together... and catch a killer.