Murder Before Evensong

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THE INSTANTLY ICONIC NO.1 BESTSELLER: NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES
BOOK 1 IN THE CANON CLEMENT MYSTERY SERIES

'Cosy crime with a cutting edge' Sunday Telegraph
'Whodunnit fans can give praise and rejoice' Ian Rankin

Canon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton, where he lives alongside his widowed mother - opinionated, fearless, ever-so-slightly annoying Audrey - and his two dachshunds, Cosmo and Hilda.

When Daniel announces a plan to install a lavatory in the church, the parish is suddenly (and unexpectedly) divided: as lines are drawn, long-buried secrets come dangerously close to destroying the apparent calm of the village.

And then Anthony Bowness - cousin to Bernard de Floures, patron of Champton - is found dead at the back of the church. As the police moves in and the bodies start piling up, Daniel is the only one who can try and keep his community together . . . and catch a killer.


* Murder Before Evensong was a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller in paperback in March 2023

User Reviews

Book 3.7
Narration 3.6
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crisus1506 30/07/2025
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It helps if you already know a little about C of E and parish councils. All the characters are so familiar.
A good story with lots of background and description of the places and people.
It rolls along very fast at the end which feels a bit rushed.
I will be listening to more.
SarahG 26/05/2025
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Enjoyable and pleasant listening. Seems familiar although that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

In the same vein as The Thursday Murder Club, although not quite as good. Similar in many ways to The Marlow Murder Club bit with a Father Brown flavour.
Glazael 27/12/2023
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This a well presented mystery. The narration is excellent
Penelope 07/09/2022
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I enjoyed the story telling and the plot. It could do with a bit more edge. Unfortunately I found the narration a bit soporific and I do like R Coles on Radio etc but maybe another narrator could add another dimension.
shona 05/09/2022
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nutsabout 05/09/2022
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Classic who dun it, but with a twist in the tail. Not until very end did you get to know who actualluy did the deed. however the narration by the author is in my opinion does not bring the story to life. Very much in mono tones, it needs a person used to emphasising characters and accents etc to bring the story to life. Notwithstanding this its still a decent first novel
Nigel Tansley 15/07/2022

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