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When a body is found in the misty woods of Cambridgeshire, priest and part‑time detective Sidney Chambers is drawn into a double investigation. The first crime involves a murdered man whose fate may be linked to the era’s burgeoning interest in psychedelic plants. Meanwhile, his close friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, is tasked with tracing the disappearance of a historic religious manuscript. Together, they navigate the tangled overlap of rural crime, clandestine drug use, and ecclesiastical intrigue in 1970s England.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: James Runcie
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