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In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, the
unstoppable Hercule Poirot finds himself in the Middle East with only
one day to solve a murder.
Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen
Buddha, sits the corpse of Mrs. Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her
wrist is the only sign of the fatal injection that killed her.
With only twenty-four hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule
Poirot recalled a chance remark he’d overheard back in Jerusalem: “You
see, don’t you, that she’s got to be killed?” Mrs. Boynton was, indeed,
the most detestable woman he’d ever met. . . .
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Never is Now
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Timothy L Rodriguez
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This story is a work of historical fiction based on real people and
events. It describes a troubled royal marriage during the course of
one year in AD 675. Mercia and Northumbria have long been at war.
There is an unexpected romance. King Aethelred of Mercia and Osryth
of Northumbria decide to marry. Aethelred gives Osryth a wedding
gift of valuable treasure gleaned from the battlefields of the
past. She decides in secret to take the treasure along with the
remains of her long-dead uncle to a shrine in Bardney in
Lincolnshire. Osryth faces many challenges and setbacks on her long
journeys to places such as Whitby, Lincoln and later York. The loss
of the gold, silver and jewels causes a rift in her marriage. The
mystery looks unlikely to be solved. Will the treasure ever be
found and will the couple ever be reconciled?
THE INSTANTLY ICONIC NO. 1 BESTSELLER 'Devotees of Midsomer Murders
and Agatha Christie's Miss Marple stories will feel most at home
here' Guardian 'I've been waiting for a novel with vicars, rude old
ladies, murder and sausage dogs... et voila!' Dawn French 'Cosy
crime with a cutting edge' Telegraph 'Whodunnit fans can give
praise and rejoice' Ian Rankin 'Charming and funny' Observer Even
better than I knew it would be' India Knight 'Quintessentially
English' Sunday Express 'An absolute joy' Adam Kay ''Wry, tongue-in
cheek and whimsical' Daily Mail 'Glorious' Robert Webb 'Beautifully
written, charming, funny, intelligent and mordant too' Sunday Times
'Pitch perfect' Philip Pullman 'A cunning whodunnit' Daily Express
Canon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton, where he lives
alongside his widowed mother - opinionated, fearless,
ever-so-slightly annoying Audrey - and his two dachshunds, Cosmo
and Hilda. When Daniel announces a plan to install a lavatory in
the church, the parish is suddenly (and unexpectedly) divided: as
lines are drawn, long-buried secrets come dangerously close to
destroying the apparent calm of the village. And then Anthony
Bowness - cousin to Bernard de Floures, patron of Champton - is
found dead at the back of the church. As the police moves in and
the bodies start piling up, Daniel is the only one who can try and
keep his community together... and catch a killer.
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