Appointed to Die - Brossura

Charles, Kate

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1910674117 ISBN 13: 9781910674116

Casa editrice: Marylebone Pub Ltd Uk, 2015

Riassunto

Death at the Deanery - sudden and unnatural death. Someone should have seen it coming. For even before Stuart Latimer arrives as the new Dean of Malbury, shock waves are reverberating through the tightly-knit and insular Cathedral Close, with sweeping changes afoot. And the reality is even worse than the expectation. The Dean's naked ambition and ruthless behaviour alienate everyone in the Chapter: the gentle John Kingsley, vague Rupert Greenwood, pompous Philip Thetford and, especially, the strongly traditionalist Arthur Brydges-ffrench. Financial jiggery-pokery, clandestine meetings, malicious gossip, and several people who witness more than they ought to, make for a potent mix. But who could foresee that the mistrust within the Cathedral Close would spill over into violence and death? Canon Kingsley's daughter Lucy draws in her lover David Middleton-Brown, against his better judgement, and together they probe the surprising secrets of a self-contained world where nothing is as it seems.

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Recensione:

'A disarming comedy of clerical manners . . . What you'd expect if Trollope decided that what the Barsetshire novels needed to juice them up was a tincture of illicit (albeit well-bred) passion and homicide.' --Kirkus Reviews

'Fascinating behind the scenes cathedral politics.' --- Sunday Telegraph

'If the summer holidays can t be enhanced by a spot of light sleuthing against an ecclesiastical setting, it s a poor lookout . . . All very satisfactory!' --Methodist Recorder

'A superior example of the modern mystery novel in which atmosphere, characterisation and setting cast an unbroken spell.' --The Irish Independent

L'autore:

Kate Charles, who was described by the Oxford Times as a most English writer, is in fact an expatriate American, though an unashamedly Anglophilic one. She has a special interest and expertise in clerical mysteries, and lectures frequently on crime novels with church backgrounds. Kate lives in Bedford with her husband and their dog, and is a former Chairman of the Crime Writers Association and the Barbara Pym Society.

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• Editore: Marylebone Pub Ltd Uk
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1910674117
• ISBN 13: 9781910674116
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288