Dolly Topping ist entsetzt, dass in ihrer Gemeinde St. Margaret eine Frau das Amt des Kurators übernehmen soll. Aber ihre lautstarken Proteste werden übertönt von den Ermittlungen zu einem Mord. Das Opfer - Father Julian, der in der Gemeinde sehr beliebt
Jenseits des schönen Scheins beginnt die Wahrheit des Verbrechens! Bei seiner morgendlichen Joggingrunde wird Trevor Norton ausgeraubt und erschlagen. Police Inspector Neville Stewart glaubt zunächst, es mit einem Gelegenheitsverbrechen zu tun zu haben. Fast fürchtet er, die Ermittlungen könnten in einer Sackgasse münden. Dann aber gerät Nortons hochschwangere Frau Rachel ins Visier des Inspectors. Ist ihre Trauer vielleicht nur vorgetäuscht?
Life in the clergy is quiet, respectful, peaceful - or so Callie Anson believed when she began her job as curate to Reverend Brian Stanford at All Saints' church in Paddington. Little did she realise just how wrong she could be. After the traumatic end of her relationship with fiance Adam, the last thing Callie needs is any more emotional turmoil.
When Sophie Lilburn leaves London for the sleepy town of Westmead so that her husband Chris can pursue his dream of singing in a cathedral choir, she knows that it will bring changes to her life. But she is not prepared for the claustrophobia of Quire Close, or the extent to which her career, her relationships, and even her marriage will be affected. She learns that 11 years earlier, a young girl was murdered in the Close. The girl was never identified, and her killer was never apprehended. Meanwhile, in the bleak East Anglian fens, Jacquie Darke sets forth on a quest to find her missing sister. It is a journey that will lead her to heartbreak, self-knowledge, and danger. A killer has struck once—will he strike again?
A tale of intrigue and secret lives in a clerical Kensington setting.
