{"product_id":"murder-before-evensong-a-canon-clement-mystery-tpb","title":"Murder Before Evensong: The instant no. 1 Sunday Times bestseller (Canon Clement Mystery) [2022] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FIRST NOVEL IN THE REVEREND RICHARD COLES' CANON CELEMENT MYSTERY SERIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Britain's favourite vicar might be hanging up the dog collar, but in \u003ci\u003eMurder Before Evensong\u003c\/i\u003e he proves to be the unlikely heir to Barbara Pym'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I've been waiting for a novel with vicars, rude old ladies, murder and sausage dogs ... et voila!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAWN FRENCH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Coles' rendering of his fictional church, St Mary's, in the village of Champton, twinkles with quirky detail and sharp humour'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMETRO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Whodunnit fans can give praise and rejoice'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIAN RANKIN\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A cunning  whodunnit... This wise and often beautifully written novel remains most memorable as a sharp but sympathetic portrayal of everyday life in a small community and a clergyman's role within it' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAILY EXPRESS       \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A warm funny joy from start to finish'\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSARAH MILLICAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Cosy crime with a cutting edge'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You'll want to take a front row pew in Champton while this delicious series unfolds' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJANICE HALLETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A good old page-turner  with brilliantly drawn characters... and dachshunds so real you can almost smell them'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSAGA\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An absolute joy from cover to cover - funny, clever and wonderfully plotted. Praise be!' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eADAM KAY\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Coles' murderous take on a quintessentially English parish makes for a likeable, cosy crime caper'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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. Only Richard Coles  could pull this off so joyfully and with such style'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAMIAN BARR\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCanon Daniel Clement\u003c\/b\u003e   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  \u003cb\u003eAudrey\u003c\/b\u003e   - and his two dachshunds,  \u003cb\u003eCosmo and Hilda\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then Anthony Bowness - cousin to  \u003cb\u003eBernard de Floures, patron of Champton\u003c\/b\u003e   - is found dead at the back of the church, stabbed in the neck with a pair of secateurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coles, Reverend Richard","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":47238552322387,"sku":"XG81399604154","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47286256894291,"sku":"XV81399604154","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":42426223231161,"sku":"9781399604154","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/coles-reverend-richard-murder-before-evensong-the-instant-no-1-sunday-times-bestseller-canon-clement-mystery-2022-paperback-57846096167251.jpg?v=1728649949","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/murder-before-evensong-a-canon-clement-mystery-tpb","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}