SEPTIMUS AND THE DANEDYKE MYSTERY

by Stephen Chance ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1973

Take a retired Chief Inspector turned country parson, assign him to a medieval church whose legendary treasure, the Danedyke Cup, has been missing since the days of Henry VIII, and toss in the organist's assault by a ghost in the Relic Chapel -- and what ensues is one of those comfy English intrigues in which constables and crooks know each other personally, a group of noisy school children Can be used to deflect a planned burglary and justice is dispensed privately with the foiled thief offering a large contribution to the church fund in lieu of a lengthy jail sentence. Septimus Treloar is more detective than priest, but whether fussing with old manuscripts and 16th-century lessons or bluffing hard-nosed criminals, ""the one and only beatified bobby"" handles himself with aplomb.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1973

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Nelson

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1973

Categories: FICTION