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Bezig met laden... The Shadow of Death: A Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn Mystery (editie 2018)door Jane Willan (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The Shadow of Death (Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn Mystery, #1) by Jane Willan The Sisters of Gwenafy Abbey are content with their quiet life until they find the Sexton, Jacob dead. Sister Agatha has a love for mysteries and thinks he was murdered. As she investigates, it seems her fears are true. With the help of Father Selwyn she tries to solve the crime. A classic who-done-it that moves at a steady pace with an engaging plot. Sister Agatha is very likable as is Father Selwyn. Overall, I enjoyed The Shadow of Death and recommend to those who enjoy cozy murder/mysteries. Sister Agatha has been a nun at Gwenafwy Abbey in Wales for 40 years. Besides God, there have been two great loves in her life since childhood....the nuns of the Abbey and books. She is the librarian at the Abbey and, in secret, she listens to mystery podcasts and is writing her own novel. Then she discovers the Abbey's Sexton, Jacob Traherne, dead under an avalanche of metal shelving and rounds of Heavenly Gouda (cheese made by the nuns) and has to put everything she knows about sleuthing to the test. The local constable has reservations, but Sister Agatha is sure that Jacob was murdered. She sets to work to discover the murderer, putting everything she has learned from literary detectives like Hercule Poirot and even information gleaned from her favorite podcast, How to Write a Mystery Novel, into practice. With the help of the other nuns at the Abbey and Father Selwyn, Sister Agatha sets out to prove the innocence of an accused postulant and save the day! This book has such a refreshing mix of wit, humor and mystery. It reminds me of Hamish Macbeth for the quirky characters....a bit of Father Brown with its amateur sleuths of the religious persuasion....and a smidge of Murder She Wrote tossed in the pot as well. Several times I had to laugh out loud at the humor. For example, the sisters adopted two pigs not realizing they were potbellied pigs and not regular soon-to-be-ham pigs, and they ended up pets. Their names? Luther and Calvin. :) A little Catholic humor there. :) And their cheese....Heavenly Gouda. That's just too cute. I enjoyed this story from beginning to end. The characters are fabulous. The humor and wit is refreshing. And the mystery was interesting with plenty of suspects, twists, turns and sheannigans going on. What a nice start for a new cozy series! It has a little bit of everything.....a postulant with a past, thievery at the church, a Bishop with bad intentions, a nun who loves whodunits and podcasts, and a great murder mystery. Loved it from beginning to end! This is Jane Willan's debut novel. I will definitely be reading more of this series! **I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy of this book from Crooked Lane Books via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.** geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Fiction.
Mystery.
HTML:Call the Midwife meets Agatha Christie in this charming mystery debut set at a bucolic Welsh convent, where a mystery-loving nun finds herself in the midst of a real-life murder case The sisters of Gwenafwy Abbey have cherished their contemplative lifeâ??days spent in prayer, reflection, tending the Conventâ??s vegetable gardens and making their award-winning organic cheese, Heavenly Gouda. Life seems perfect, except for Sister Agatha, a die-hard mystery fan who despairs of ever finding any real life inspiration for her own novel. That is, until the Abbeyâ??s sexton is found dead under an avalanche of gouda. Despite the reservations of the local constable, Sister Agatha is convinced itâ??s murder and the game is afoot. Armed only with the notes sheâ??s scribbled during her favorite podcast, How to Write a Mystery Novel, as well as a lessons learned from crime heroes ranging from Hercule Poirot to Stephanie Plum, Sister Agatha leads the nuns of Gwenafwy Abbey (and her unwitting sidekick, Father Selwyn) as they begin a race against time to resolve the death of Jacob, save the Abbey, exonerate a beloved postulant, and restore the good name of their cheese. Perfect for fans of G. M. Malliet and M. C. Beaton, The Shadow of Death is divine entertainment from a talented deb Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Two stars because I finished it, but it needs to be better proofread.
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