Murder Before Evensong
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3.3 • 68 Ratings
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- £9.99
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- £9.99
Publisher Description
THE INSTANTLY ICONIC NO. 1 BESTSELLER
'I've been waiting for a novel with vicars, rude old ladies, murder and sausage dogs... et voila!' Dawn French
'Cosy crime with a cutting edge' Telegraph
'Whodunnit fans can give praise and rejoice' Ian Rankin
'Charming and funny' Observer
Even better than I knew it would be' India Knight
'Quintessentially English' Sunday Express
'An absolute joy' Adam Kay
''Wry, tongue-in cheek and whimsical' Daily Mail
'Glorious' Robert Webb
'Beautifully written, charming, funny, intelligent and mordant too' Sunday Times
'Pitch perfect' Philip Pullman
'A cunning whodunnit' Daily Express
Canon 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.
Customer Reviews
Mixed
A Curate’s Egg of a book.
Some good turns of phrase at times slightly overshadowed by poor characterisation as others have mentioned.
The plot is promising and has some good ideas but the execution of it/editing of the story leaves much to be desired.
Murder before evensong
So I wasn’t sure though I do like a murder mystery. Bit of a slow start. Meeting the characters. This, I am sure is the first of many. It is not a challenging read but did have the odd twist in the tale. Love the dogs.
Disappointing
I love a murder mystery and I am not very picky. Unfortunately, this book was not it. I bought it because of the glowing press reviews and because I fancied something new and fresh. I was disappointed with pretty much everything including the heavy phrasing, the multitude of indistinguishable characters, the setting, the slow progress of the plot, and the humdrum narration. I don’t know what I expected - maybe The Vicar of Dibley with a twist? I am sure the book has its audience but this time my gamble did not pay off.