The second in a series of Ellie Quicke Mysteries, based in a church setting and featuring a recently widowed woman who finds herself to be something of a sleuth.
When Ellie returns home from her Christmas holiday, she is shocked to hear allegations of foul play at the vicarage. Within days, the vicar, Ellie's good friend, is dismissed and transferred admist rumours that he was having an affair with Nora, the plain but talented organist.
Everyone is furious with Nora for the departure of the vicar, yet Ellie tries to help the disturbed woman. Nora shows her some of the threatening letters she has received and tells her of some menacing harassment she is enduring.
But it all becomes too much for Nora, and the village is shocked when she commits suicide. Ellie decides to get involved, despite warnings from Roy, a newcomer who is showing romantic interest in her. As she begins to decipher a series of clues and strange confrontations, she realizes that her own life is in danger.
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Just as Ellie Quicke is beginning to come to terms with life as a widow, malicious letters start to spread through the parish. The much-loved vicar and the rather feeble organist, Nora, are the first targets. Pretty soon chaos is reigning in the parish and Ellie is called on to help.
But the messages keep on coming, and now the targets include Ellie herself. Perhaps there is more than one crafty hand at work? As one victim is tragically driven to suicide Ellie discovers that the poison spread by the letters can be fatal to anyone who receives them...
"Combining sparkling wit and humour, quirky acts of fate and a dramatic ending, Heley provides all one needs for a satisfying read"
'Publishers Weekly'
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