Bones in the Belfry - Couverture rigide

Hill, Suzette A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1569475105 ISBN 13 : 9781569475102

Editeur : Soho Constable, 2008

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

A vicar needs the help of his pets to stay out of prison. Francis Oughterard, the vicar of Molehill, has been tormented by anxiety since he accidentally strangled one of his parishioners (A Load of Old Bones, 2008). He'd be languishing in jail if not for the timely aid of his clever cat Maurice and his playful dog Bouncer, who managed to remove evidence from the crime scene that could have led to their master's arrest. Now, however, he's being gently blackmailed by Nicholas Ingaza, the old college pal who provided his alibi. Nicholas wants the vicar to house some stolen paintings. A comedy of errors ensues as the frantic vicar moves them from the belfry to his sister's house to the church crypt. Things go from bad to worse when one of the paintings turns up at a church fundraiser and is purchased by a parishioner. Fortunately for the vicar, the buyer's love of art is blissfully unaccompanied by any knowledge of art. The ever more nervous vicar tries to get the paintings out of his possession before the police discover that he's involved in a crime yet again. Maurice and Bouncer steal the show in a mildly amusing tale that lacks any real mystery. --Kirkus Reviews

The prose is delicious ... highly recommended. --Mystery Women

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Praise for Suzette A. Hill:

“I think this is tremendous.”—Dame Beryl Bainbridge

Francis Oughterard was the contented vicar of Molehill when he accidentally strangled a lady parishioner. A sleazy art dealer gave him an alibi, and Maurice—his victim’s cynical cat—and Bouncer—a neighbor’s dog—rescued him from police suspicion. Now he is called upon to return the favor by storing stolen paintings in the church belfry. The intrigue mounts as hapless F.O. bumbles through confrontations. Maurice and Bouncer each contribute their version of events.

F.O. made his debut in A Load of Old Bones.

A graduate of the universities of Nottingham and Newcastle/Tyne, Suzette A. Hill taught English literature for many years at Reading College before retiring to Herefordshire.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Soho Constable
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1569475105
• ISBN 13: 9781569475102
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288