Cecilian Vespers: 4 (Collins-Burke Mystery) - Hardcover

Emery, Anne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1550228617 ISBN 13: 9781550228618

Verlag: ECW PR, 2009

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Book by Emery Anne

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"This remarkable mystery is flawlessly composed, intricately plotted, and will have readers hooked to the very last page." --"Chronicle-Herald", Halifax, Nova Scotia

"One of the most intriguing character pairings in contemporary Canadian crime fiction, ["Cecilian Vespers"] is a rewarding sojourn." --"Scene Magazine"

"Emery continues to imbue her stories with a strong sense of place, using real Halifax street names and plenty of affectionate descriptions of the weather and countryside. Series readers will be pleased with the new story and character developments, as will those looking for a fresh setting." --"Booklist"

"Emery has increased the complexity of her plot this time out, and Monty, as always, is endearingly flawed . . . The strongest reason to read "Cecilian Vespers" is for its expansive yet playful nature." --"Quill & Quire"

"The strong depth of plot, setting, mood and tone is evidence that the author has grown in her capacity to capture and convey a solid story . . . Emery has a good thing going." --"Atlantic Books Today"

"The large pool of suspects from around the globe ensure a challenging whodunit. Readers interested in the history and impact of the Vatican II reforms will be especially rewarded." --"Publishers Weekly"

"Anne Emery has already won one Arthur Ellis Award for her first Monty Collins mystery, and this one should get her on the short list for another. "Cecilian Vespers" is slick, smart and populated with lively characters. It's also a nicely crafted mystery." --"Globe and Mail"

"A sparkling novel . . . Emery has continued her winning ways." --"Waterloo Region Record"

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Lawyer and bluesman Monty Collins is used to defending murderers, and occasionally investigating murders himself. But he can’t round up the usual suspects this time. The blood-drenched body of Reinhold Schellenberg, a world-renowned German theologian, has been found on the altar of an old church in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during Vespers on Saint Cecilia’s day. The man has nearly been decapitated. The controversial priest, once a top insider in the Vatican, was known to provoke strong feelings in Catholics of all ideological stripes. Now those feelings have overflowed with horrifying results. His friend Father Brennan Burke has just opened a choir school for priests, monks, nuns, and other Catholics devoted to the glorious music of the Church’s past. So Monty has before him an international cast of suspects, including a flamboyant Sicilian priest who left the Vatican under a cloud of suspicion; an eccentric English monk who has penned scathing attacks on Schellenberg’s actions during the Second Vatican Council; a disgruntled American ex-priest who can’t quite let go; a church lady with a history of violence; a Vatican enforcer; and, most perplexing of all, a police officer from the former East Berlin. The case lifts the lid on fascinating episodes of Church history, thwarted ambitions, old grudges and long-simmering disputes. Monty and Brennan’s investigation takes them on a road trip to Italy: to the corridors of power and the glittering museums of the Vatican, the elegant apartments of an operatic diva, and the cloistered grounds of medieval monasteries. Monty immerses himself in a world of ancient chants, votive candles, stained glass, incense, and the music of the spheres. The more he learns, the more questions he has. In the end, he finds himself turning to the saints for answers!

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• Verlag: ECW PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1550228617
• ISBN 13: 9781550228618
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 302