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The Dean it Was That Died (Robert Southwell, Bk 3)
The Dean it Was That Died - Robert Southwell, Bk 3 Author:Barbara Whitehead In the hours before the Dean died more than a few people swore they would like to kill him. A self-important, irascible man, feared and disliked by his colleagues, Dean Henry Parsifal was felled by a knob of carved stone in his own cathedral on All Souls' Day. — Although the police regard the falling masonry as an accident, one of the Canons ... more »Residentiary, George Grindal, is not so sure. Pursuing his own investigation with the help of his friend, Canon Oglethorpe, ex-Chaplain of Parkurst Prison, Grindal uncovers a veritable nest of vipers. A young employee of the cathedral attempts suicide by hanging a bullet is fired at Canon Oglethorpe during a service; and a cache of IRA arms is discovered in a consecrated place.« less