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Having extricated himself from the embarrassment of murdering his lady parishioner, the Rev. Oughterard is now plunged into the traumas of art theft. Forced by the shady Nicholas Ingaza into being a fence for stolen paintings, he endures the investigative probings of terrifying female novelist and amateur sleuth, Maud Tubbly Pole, hell-bent on portraying him in her next novel. Haunted by the recent murder and fearful of exposure in his new role of 'receiver', the Reverend blunders haplessly in a mesh of intrigue and risible deceit. As before, his antics are commented upon by his cat, the acidic Maurice, and redoubtable bone-grinding ally, the dog Bouncer.
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Suzette A. Hill taught English Literature for many years at Reading College before retiring to Ledbury, Herefordshire.
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In Hill's delightful second mystery to feature the Rev. Francis Oughterard, the Surrey vicar is still reeling from having gotten away with the murder of one of his parishioners in 2007's A Load of Old Bones. Oughterard feels he has no choice but to agree to storing stolen artwork at the vicarage at the insistence of an old theology college classmate, Nicholas Ingaza, because Ingaza provided him with an alibi for the parishioner's murder. The plot thickens when a visiting author with plans to write a mystery about the murder insists on a thorough search of the church and belfry where the clergyman has hidden the paintings. With his usual propensity for getting involved in crime, Oughterard soon finds himself in the midst of another tangled web of deception that even his cat, Maurice, and his dog, Bouncer, can't untangle, as revealed in chapters from their points-of-view. This dry, funny British gem, with its eccentric cast of characters, will leave readers laughing and eagerly awaiting the next episode. (Aug.)
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- PublisherConstable
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 184529582X
- ISBN 13 9781845295820
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A handsome first edition/first Impression in Fine condition in alike dust-wrapper. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication by author Suzette A. Hill directly on the title page; Following the more than slight embarrassment of having murdered a lady parishioner, the hapless Reverend Francis Oughterard is now plunged into the world of art crime. Forced by the shady Nicholas Ingaza into acting as a fence for stolen paintings, he must endure the investigative probings of terrifying female novelist and amateur sleuth, Maud Tubbly Pole, hell-bent on portraying him in her next novel. (from the dust wrapper) ; 8vo; [6]-288 pages; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 25071
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