The brutal murder of a curate at an ecumenical conference leads DI Lyle and his team to uncover the shocking and somewhat tragic past of the victim, Reverend Martin Hayes, whom no one appears to have known very well.
Assisted by Canon Thomas Rice, a former police officer, DI Lyle works his way through a tangled web, which leads to a recently released prisoner with a deep-seated hatred of the church. Can DI Lyle penetrate the unholy alliance formed between the ex con and a corrupt police officer? And will a little knowledge prove a dangerous thing?
This revised edition contains a taster excerpt from Murder in the Wings, the fourth DI Frank Lyle Mystery.
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From chapter 1 DI Frank Lyle's POV
“Evening Guv,” A familiar voice. DS Mark Slade came towards me. He had been promoted, along with Redfern, following the satisfactory resolution of the Kenyon business.
“Evening Mark.”
“It’s not a pretty sight, Guv,” he said. “They got some big league church conference on this weekend, so they got bishops and everything around the place. I’m on my way to have a chat with the vicar. He found him. I’ll catch you in the rectory later.”
I put on a sterile gown and overshoes before taking the regulation extra strong mint offered by Dr Bradley’s assistant, Kieran.
I then ventured into the next tent. I swear I will never forget what I saw for as long as I live.
Dr Bradley was bending over the naked inert torso of what I presumed had once been a young man. His face was a bloodied pulp and his body was soaked with blood. On his chest bleeding marks spelt out the message “I have sinned.” and the man’s penis had been cut off and thrust into his mouth, halfway down his throat. There was a clerical collar wrapped around the shaft of the penis. I felt acrid bile rise into my throat. I took a few deep breaths.
“What have we got Doc?” My voice did not sound like mine.
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Portuguese
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Already translated.
Translated by Valéria Pinto
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Spanish
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Translation in progress.
Translated by Veronica Andrea Perez Rubilar
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