Published: 08/06/2023
An outrageous ritualistic killing breaks through the petty bickering and parish politics of Champton in the deliciously witty and page-turning sequel to the bestselling Murder Before Evensong.
The sequel to the number one Sunday Times bestseller Murder Before Evensong.
Canon Daniel Clement is back...
It's been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Clement tries to steady his flock, the parish is joined with Upper and Lower Badsaddle, bringing a new tide of unwanted change.
But church politics soon become the least of Daniel's problems. His mother - headstrong, fearless Audrey - is obviously up to something, something she is determined to keep from him. And she is not the only one. And then all hell breaks loose when murder returns to Champton in the form of a shocking ritualistic killing...
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781474612678
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 671 g
Dimensions: 236 x 158 x 40 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Praise for Murder Before Evensong:
'Cosy crime with a cutting edge.' - The Sunday Telegraph
'Even better than I knew it would be.' - India Knight, The Sunday Times
'I've been waiting for a novel with vicars, rude old ladies, murder and sausage dogs ... et voila!.' - Dawn French
'Charming and funny.' - The Observer
'Whodunnit fans can give praise and rejoice.' - Ian Rankin
'Champton joins St Mary Mead and Midsomer in the great atlas of fictional English villages where the crimes are as dastardly as the residents delightful.' - Damian Barr
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