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Murder at the Monastery de Coles, Richard
de Coles, Richard - Género: English
Sinopsis
Canon Daniel Clement has suffered a secret humiliation and to recover takes respite at the monastery where he was a novice. But the monastery doesn't allow the break he needs, for tensions are building there too. There is a death at the monastery, and Daniel thinks it might be murder.
Meanwhile back at Champton, Daniel is the subject of village gossip, his mother Audrey is up to something again, there's trouble at the dress shop, trouble up at the big house, and the puppies are running riot.
As dark secrets unfold, can Daniel solve the mystery at the monastery without the help of Detective Seargeant Neil Vanloo?
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A fun cosy mystery that takes place shortly after the end of the previous book.5 s Paromjit2,958 25.4k
This follows on from the traumatic ending in the previous book in this historical mystery series featuring Canon Daniel Clement, set here in the late 1980s with the turbulence occurring in Eastern Europe, with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Overwhelmed by his uncontrollable emotional response to the revelations from Detective Sergeant Neil Vinloo, the heartbroken Daniel scurries away, escaping from Champton, the fire that wreaked such havoc at the rectory, which has Audrey, his larger that life and resolute mother with her own agenda, the dogs and the puppies move into Bernard, Lord de Floures's home until repairs are completed.
Daniel returns to a place that holds comfort with its special memories and experiences, the Anglo-Catholic Ravenspurn Monastery headed by the Abbot, Father Aelred. However, it is far from the sanctuary he feels so in need of, he cannot stop the tears coming as he mourns his unrequited love, his first and only love, a source of embarrassment in a place where emotions are avoided, as we see with the inability of the monks to handle bereavement. Furthermore, it becomes all too clear the monastery reflects all the divisions, conflicts ,and fears of wider society, deeply entrenched, epitomised by the hostility so many feel towards the ordination of women, with some threatening to leave the church. When Daniel is convinced a 'accidental' death is murder, no-one is willing to listen.
This is not a series that revolves around murder, that is incidental to the character driven narrative which delivers an indepth exploration of the church in this time period, theological doctrine and arguments, the rituals, practices, ceremonies, and the human passions and cruelty that can underlie them. A set of by now familiar characters return, many are curious and speculate as to what made Daniel leave Champton so unexpectedly, this is not normal behaviour from him at all. This includes the s of Honoria, her gay brother, Alex, and, of course, Neil, as we follow the developments in Daniel's personal life. I must mention being tickled by the mention of Coles's old 1980s band, The Communards! Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC.8 s1 comment Day O'Dea34
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