Death of a Chancellor - Couverture rigide

Dickinson, David

 
9781841197784: Death of a Chancellor
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1841197785 ISBN 13 : 9781841197784
Editeur : Constable, 2005

Synopsis

England, 1901, and the cathedral in the town of Compton in the west of England is preparing to celebrate a very special anniversary, one thousand years of Christian worship. But a few weeks before the main ceremonies at Easter, the chancellor, a high official of the cathedral, dies in mysterious circumstances. No one, except the doctor and the undertaker, is allowed to view the corpse. It soon transpires that the Chancellor was one of the richest men in England and his sister suspects foul play - so that discreet and well bred investigator Lord Francis Powerscourt is asked to look into the case. As Powerscourt paces the ancient cloisters and listens to evensong from the choir stalls, he begins to suspect that a terrible secret lies hidden in the cathedral, and that it might have something to do with the anniversary. Then there is a truly dreadful incident - the dead body of one of the choristers is discovered, turning and turning on the great spit in the Vicars Hall kitchen. Both Powerscourt and his wife Lady Lucy are to be at risk of their lives before he uncovers the astonishing secret of Compton Minster and unmasks a brutal killer. With narrative skill and a real understanding of the period, David Dickinson takes us once again into a past that is in many ways more exciting and more dangerous than our own time.

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À propos de l'auteur

David Dickinson was born in Dublin. After receiving a first class honours degree in Classics from Cambridge he joined the BBC where he became editor of Newsnight and Panorama as well as being series editor on Monarchy, a three part programme on the current state and future prospects of the British royal family.

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Éditeur
Constable
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1841197785
ISBN 13 
9781841197784
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0786714921 ISBN 13 :  9780786714926
Editeur : Avalon Publishing Group, 2005
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