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A clerical crime thriller featuring Robert Amiss and Baroness Troutbeck, who are called in to solve the Bishop of Westonbury's problems, which begin when his private secretary is found dead, apparently the victim of suicide, but the Bishop suspects foul play.
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For many years Westonbury Cathedral has been dominated by a clique of High-Church gays, so when Norm Cooper, an austere, intolerant, happy-clappy evangelist, is appointed dean, there is shock, outrage and fear.
David Elworthy, the gentle and politically innocent new bishop, is distraught at the prospect of warfare between the factions; contentious issues include the camp lady chapel and the gay memorial under construction in the deanery garden. Desperate for help, Elworthy cries on the shoulder of his old friend, the redoubtable Baroness Troutbeck, who forces her unofficial troubleshooter, Robert Amiss, to move into the bishop's palace.
Amiss, Troutbeck and the cat Plutarch address themselves in their various ways to the bishop's problems, which very soon include a clerical corpse in the cathedral. Is it suicide? Or is it murder? And who is likely to be next?
The latest in Ruth Dudley Edwards's wickedly funny series taking an irreverent look at the British Establishment.
"This blithe series puts itself on the side of the angels by merrily, and staunchly, subverting every tenet of political correctness"
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"No one is writing wittier mystery fiction in Britain today that Ruth Dudley Edwards"
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"A wise and witty read"
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- PublisherCollins Crime
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0002325977
- ISBN 13 9780002325974
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Humorous. SIGNED COPY. Westonbury Cathedral has been dominated by a clique of High-Church gays, so when Norman Cooper, an austere, intolerant evangelist is appointed dean, there is shock, outrage and fear. David Elworthy, the gentile and politically innocent new bishop, is distraught at the prospect of warfare between the factions and cries on the shoulder of his old friend, the redoubable Baroness Troutbeck, who forces her unofficial troubleshooter, Robert Amiss, to move into the bishop's palace. Soon there is a clerical corpse in the cathedral. Signed by Author. Book. Seller Inventory # 014704
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