A Death in the Parish: A Canon Clement Mystery

Richard Coles

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BOOK 2 IN THE BESTSELLING CANON CLEMENT MYSTERY SERIES'The best of the new cosy crime writers' Daily Telegraph'First-class entertainment' Daily Mirror

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 . . .

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Praise for A Death in the Parish: A Canon Clement Mystery

  • PRAISE FOR MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG'Cosy crime with a cutting edge' Sunday Telegraph'Even better than I knew it would be' India Knight, 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' Observer'Whodunnit fans can give praise and rejoice' Ian Rankin

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Richard Coles

Richard Coles

THE REVEREND RICHARD COLES is a writer, broadcaster and an Anglican priest. He co-presented Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4 for a number of years and appears, from time to time, on QI, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You? He has won Christmas MasterChef, Celebrity Mastermind twice, and captained Leeds to victory in Christmas University Challenge in 2019. A contestant on Strictly Come Dancing (2017) and a third place finalist on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2024) he exhibits huge bravery.

He writes regularly for the Sunday Times, and is the author of half a dozen books, including a bestselling autobiography, Fathomless Riches, and the bereavement bestseller The Madness of Grief, written after the death of his partner, David Coles. The first three books in the Canon Clement series have all been No.1 Sunday Times bestsellers.

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