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In Little Walsingham, a town famed for medieval apparitions, Ruth Galloway and her druid friend Cathbad witness what they believe to be a vision of the Virgin Mary in the cemetery. The next day a woman wrapped in blue cloth is found dead, and an Anglican priest, Hilary, receives hateful threats. When another female priest is murdered before the Good Friday Passion Play, Ruth, Cathbad and Inspector Harry Nelson must unravel the clues linking the deaths—while confronting the town’s old faith and hidden fanaticism.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Elly Griffiths
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