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Murder Before Evensong
- Canon Clement, Book 1
- Narrated by: Reverend Richard Coles
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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Summary
THE INSTANTLY ICONIC NO. 1 BESTSELLER
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.
Critic reviews
"I've been waiting for a novel with vicars, rude old ladies, murder and sausage dogs...et voila!" (Dawn French)
"Whodunnit fans can give praise and rejoice." (Ian Rankin)
"A warm funny joy from start to finish." (Sarah Millican)
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- Cathryn Small
- 07-07-22
Implausible motive
The book starts off with a good premise; however, the narration can be tricky to follow - one doesn’t always know which of the characters is speaking - and the pace is awkward.
The conclusion was intriguing, but I found the motive totally implausible!
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- E.S.
- 25-08-22
Enjoyable story but sometimes tricky to follow
it was a nice story but a little slow to get going, and probably would have been easier to follow with a professional narrator. Rev has a lovely soothing voice, but itnwasnt always clear which character was talking.
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- anon
- 27-06-22
narrator needs to slow down
enjoyed the story very much but would have preferred narrator to take more time over reading
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- Gill Fowler
- 03-01-23
Charming
Thoroughly enjoyed Rev Coles' book. Delightful characters Hope this is first of a series
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- Mrs K. J . Humphreys
- 25-07-22
Enjoyed
An excellent tale Read with feeling by Rev Richard Cole’s
Good characters you wanted to know more about
I await the next mystery!!!
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- Mrs. K. A. Skipp
- 03-08-22
excellent listen
really enjoyed, easy on the ear, and could see members of our Church community, as the story unfolded, but without the murders
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- Alcabe
- 21-06-22
Richard Coles is not a narrator
I bought this because I’m a fan of Coles but this was poor, both content and delivery. Shame.
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- T Bourne
- 11-08-22
There is more to this than one might expect…
The Reverend Richard Coles should rightly be embraced as a national treasure. Warm hearted and articulate, this gentleman’s debut novel has all of the ingredients to draw you in and include the reader into the congregation.
If there is one small complaint, do we really have to wait so long for the next…..
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- melly
- 12-08-22
A great addition to the cannon of not too cozy ‘cozy mysteries’
In this, hopefully, first of many outings for Cannon Clement Richard Coles leads us gently and skilfully through the machinations of both village and church life, whilst weaving a compelling and satisfyingly complex mystery. The mystery murder and mayhem just one element in the fascinating and compelling and refreshingly accurate portrayal of church and village life. If you like your cozy crime with an edge and your murder mysteries with charm, pathos and light relief then this is definitely for you. I await the next volume with eager anticipation!
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- The Reading Shed
- 14-11-22
entertaining
I loved how Richard popped in a few pop references and adored his dogs. The characters were likeable too. All in all a relaxing listen
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