Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A vicarage family A vicarage family Noel Streatfeild The first book in famous children's writer (Ballet Shoes, Theatre Shoes) Noel Streatfeild's thinly-disguised four-volume book of memoirs. This volume covers her childhood as the second daughter of a … OL15422871W
Wicked autumn Wicked autumn G. M. Malliet Max Tudor, former MI5 agent, has adapted well to his post as vicar of St. Edwold’s in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. Wanda Batton-Smythe, highly vocal and unpopular president of the Women’s … OL15951735W
A bedlam of bones A bedlam of bones Suzette A. Hill Following unsettling exploits in the Auvergne, Reverend Francis Oughterard and his companions try to resume a life of moderate respectability. But the events have cast a long shadow and soon they fin… OL16189201W
Eleven pipers piping Eleven pipers piping C. C. Benison The annual Burns dinner at Thornford Regis is an occasion for bagpipes, haggis and scotch. It ends up an occasion for tragedy when Will Moir, one of the pipers, is found alone, in a tower, dead of an… OL16239932W
Twelve drummers drumming Twelve drummers drumming C. C. Benison Thornford Regis has never been lovelier: larks on the wing, lilacs in bloom, and the May Fayre in full swing. But inside the empty village hall, the huge Japanese o-daiko drum featured in the festivi… OL16461414W
Ten Lords a-leaping Ten Lords a-leaping C. C. Benison When a skydiving routine for charity results in the death of Hector, Earl of Fairhaven, Father Tom Christmas, investigating the case on behalf of Hector's family who believe that his death was no acc… OL19704305W
Pagan spring Pagan spring G. M. Malliet Spy-turned-vicar Max Tudor, reveling in his new-found personal happiness with Awena Owen, feels that life at the moment holds no greater challenge than writing his Easter sermon. With Awena away, he … OL19972295W
Devil's breath Devil's breath G. M. Malliet "Agatha Award-winning author G.M. Malliet has charmed mystery lovers, cozy fans, and Agatha Christie devotees with her critically acclaimed mysteries featuring handsome spy-turned-cleric Max Tudor. I… OL20052633W
Pagan Spring Pagan Spring G. M. Malliet Vicar Max Tudor, revelling in his new-found personal happiness with Awena Owen, feels that life at the moment holds no greater challenge than writing his Easter sermon. With Awena away, he looks forw… OL20365506W
Intimate Surrender Intimate Surrender Laura Landon The bewitchingly beautiful Hannah Bartlett never meant to fall in love, and certainly not with a vicar. But when she meets Vicar Rafe Waterford, she discovers a warmth and tenderness she’s searched f… OL21256572W
Bones in the belfry Bones in the belfry Suzette A. Hill Having extricated himself from the embarrassment of murdering his lady parishioner, the Reverend Oughterard is now plunged into the traumas of art theft. Forced by the shady Nicholas Ingaza into bein… OL8570871W